Blake James

Movies

The Sound of Christmas
Daniel
A woman facing eviction just before Christmas who must navigate budding romantic feelings for a handsome billionaire when she takes a job nannying for his two children right before Christmas.
Prairie Album
Director
A woman reminisces about her childhood on a Prairie farm during the Depression. Her memory album is a collection of watercolours by artist/filmmaker Blake James that describe a family's struggle to survive despite drought and poverty. The film is a historical account of the land and the times, simply told through paintings that are alive with warmth and colour.
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
Editor
This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s.
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
Director
This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s.
Canada Vignettes: The Thirties
Animation
A watercolour evocation of a prairie storm coming after a period of severe drought.
Canada Vignettes: The Thirties
Director
A watercolour evocation of a prairie storm coming after a period of severe drought.
Canada Vignettes: Holidays
Animation
A montage of watercolour images of the work and occasional play of a farm family.
Canada Vignettes: Holidays
Director
A montage of watercolour images of the work and occasional play of a farm family.
Cry of the Wild
Director of Photography
This feature-length documentary from Bill Mason imparts his affection for the big northern timber wolves and the pure-white Arctic wolves. Filmed over three years in the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, the High Arctic and his home near the Gatineau Hills in Quebec, Mason sets out to dispel the myth of the bloodthirsty wolf. Going beyond the wolf's natural habitat, Mason relocated three young wolves to his own property and was able to film tribal customs, mating and birth. As a result, Cry of the Wild offers viewers access to moments in wildlife never before seen on film.
Death of a Legend
Himself
This documentary film is about wolves and the negative myths surrounding the animal. Exceptional footage portrays the wolf's life cycle and the social organization of the pack, as well as film of caribou, moose, deer and buffalo.
Where There's Smoke
Director
A compilation of satirical anti-smoking clips.
Blake
Self
An eccentric history buff lives in a cabin in the woods but spends most of his time flying his biplane.
Blake
Music
An eccentric history buff lives in a cabin in the woods but spends most of his time flying his biplane.
Blake
Additional Photography
An eccentric history buff lives in a cabin in the woods but spends most of his time flying his biplane.
The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes
Man in the Canoe
A lesson in geography, which concludes that although the Great Lakes have had their ups and downs, nothing has been harder to take than what humans have done to them lately. In the film, a lone canoeist lives through the changes of geological history, through Ice Age and flood, only to find himself in the end trapped in a sea of scum.
Amanita Pestilens
Cram
A man obsessed with his award-winning lawn goes to great lengths to keep it looking great when mushrooms suddenly start appearing all over the yard.