The Power Of Music - Darrell's Story (2022)

Originally called White Thunder, American producer Varick Frissell's 1931 film was inspired by his love for the Canadian Arctic Circle. Set in a beautifully black-and-white filmed Newfoundland, it is the story of a rivalry between two seal hunters that plays out on the ice floes during a hunt. Unsatisfied with the first cut, Frissell arranged for the crew to accompany an actual Newfoundland seal hunt on The SS Viking, on which an explosion of dynamite (carried regularly at the time on Arctic ships to combat ice jams) killed many members of the crew, including Frissell. The film was renamed in honor of the dead.

Los habitantes de un pequeño pueblo tienen que encontrar a un médico si quieren que una empresa construya una fábrica en la zona. A Murray French se le encarga dicha búsqueda, siendo Paul Lewis la persona elegida. Ahora todos los vecinos intentarán seducir al doctor para que se quede a trabajar en el lugar de forma permanente. Remake de "La gran seducción" (Jean-François Pouliot, 2003)

Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un barco de pesca encuentra un velero danés dañado por lo que parece el ataque de un submarino alemán. Tiene a bordo sólo un hombre, el Capitán Skalder. Los pescadores remolcan la nave a una bahía solitaria sin saber las malévolas intenciones del superviviente.

The story of Ruby, 13, determined to grow up fast after her mother runs away to become a movie star, leaving Ruby with her hopelessly rural father.

Dramatización que sigue la lucha desesperada de jóvenes residentes de un orfanato católico para escapar de la pesadilla del abuso físico y sexual. Sus gritos de ayuda son desatendidos, aunque un portero y un policía tratarán de descubrir la verdad y poner fin al sufrimiento. Por muchos años, funcionarios de la Iglesia, la policía y altos funcionarios del gobierno conspiran para frenar a la justicia y silenciarla. Para las víctimas, sólo hay vergüenza y amargura. La segunda parte del film retoma la historia 15 años después. Por una investigación, se vuelve a abrir el caso. Ahora, las víctimas tienen que enfrentarse cara a cara con sus agresores y revivir el pasado.

Cuando Quoyle, un hombre solitario y desdichado, pierde a su esposa, de la que estaba separado, en un accidente de coche, decide abandonar Nueva York y trasladarse con su tía y su hija a un pequeño puerto pesquero de Terranova, la tierra natal de sus antepasados. Allí consigue trabajo como reportero en el periódico local y, a medida que pasa el tiempo, se siente cada vez más identificado con el paisaje y más a gusto consigo mismo. Además, poco a poco, surgirá un romance entre él y Wavey, una mujer que también tiene que combatir los fantasmas del pasado.

Durante años, el capitán Nolan ha vivido obsesionado con la idea de cazar un peligroso ejemplar de orca. En una de sus expediciones se encuentra con un grupo de ellas y decide cazarlas con la ayuda de su tripulación. Consigue capturar a una hembra embarazada que lucha desesperadamente por liberarse, pero, al acercarse demasiado a la hélice del barco, queda mortalmente herida y pierde al ballenato que esperaba. Aunque el macho se ve obligado a observar impotente la tragedia, desde ese momento, la venganza de su familia será el único objetivo de su vida.

Sharon and her ten year old son Bayo live in Tickle Cove on the shores of Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland like generations of their family have before them. Sharon hates her life there. She dreams of moving to Toronto - where her now deceased mother was from - to eke out a better life for her and Bayo. She even leaves her big black packed trunk in the middle of the foyer as a symbolic gesture that that move will soon be happening. She equally hates her fisher father, Phillip Longlan, for subjecting her and her mother to life there. Phillip, who spends most of his time on a commercial fishing boat, only provides Sharon enough money to survive but not to achieve that dream of leaving. Bayo, however, doesn't want to leave, especially leave his grandfather behind. He wants to live and die by the sea, much like his deceased father, who he never knew.

Charles Landon y su familia consiguen escapar a una tormenta en alta mar y se refugian en un pequeño pueblo pesquero. Afectada también por la tormenta, una ballena jorobada se ha quedado atrapada en la laguna del pueblo. Muchos son los que, movidos por ciertos intereses, intentan matarla, pero Charles no sólo la defiende, sino que trata de convencer a los vecinos del pueblo de lo absurdo de su comportamiento.

Un adolescente creativo y determinado está desesperado por escapar de su ciudad natal y de los acechadores recuerdos de su turbulenta infancia.

This feature-length documentary paints a lively portrait of Father of Confederation and first premier of Newfoundland Joseph Roberts Smallwood, or "Joey," as he is known to most Canadians. Following one of Canada’s most colourful political figures during a two-and-a-half-month period that included a stormy Liberal leadership convention, the film reveals a man misunderstood even by his close associates.

With simple ceremony on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Newfoundlanders are welcomed as fellow-Canadians. Prime Minister St. Laurent starting off the carving of Newfoundland's coat of arms in the tenth and formerly blank shield over the entrance to the Parliament Buildings, writing in stone another chapter of Confederation. So begins this survey of Canada's tenth province, Newfoundland, its resources and how its people live. The film takes us to St. John's, Corner Brook, Bell Island, and includes a visit to Labrador where we see the giant airport at Gander.

A portrait of Newfoundland that records a way of life that has all but disappeared.

This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the world's richest fishing areas. They discover shipwrecks, film icebergs and observe beluga whales, humpback whales and harp seals. The film also includes a fascinating sequence showing Calypso divers freeing a calf whale entrapped in a fishing net.

Maura Mackenzie believes the world is hers to conquer. With her career as a concert pianist gaining momentum, it seems her beauty and talent will be strong enough to mask the demons that threaten to engulf her. But with an absent husband and two young daughters at home, her precarious sanity begins to unravel until one summer day, burning with manic energy, she makes a terrible mistake — a mistake that will change her life forever. The consequences for Maura are catastrophic: her ambitious husband runs for his life, taking the children with him, leaving Maura to lapse into a full-scale breakdown. Life as she knew it is now over. With the help of her father, Ian, Maura works to reclaim her life and waits for a miracle to bring her daughters home. But when the fates align, can the past be forgiven?

A whisper among the sprawling forests and mill towns of central Newfoundland. A body found on the side of a river brings together a reclusive fur trapper and a heartsick mother-to-be. Scott is lonely and desperate to give himself meaning. Mona is strong-willed, but frustrated by her fragility. As a reluctant dependence blossoms the pair find themselves wading into violence, answering for the debts of a dead man. Stalked by outlaws, they plan an exit.

A woman is forcibly placed in Priory, as the filmmakers follow her struggles to adapt.

The big whale round-up at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, is brought to the screen with a realism not often found in fish stories. Cameras are on hand to record the annual sea drama as herds of pothead whales are driven inshore by fishing boats and killed in shallow water. There is tense excitement as, their escape cut off, the marine monsters fight for their lives. Reporter Fred Davis is told about the commercial uses of whale meat and whale products, particularly in mink farming.

This short documentary features Newfoundland fisherman Billy Crane, who speaks frankly on the state of the inshore fishery and how the lack of government support has contributed to the industry’s downfall. He is being forced to leave home to seek employment in Toronto. This film was made with the Challenge for Change program.

A small Canadian town is devasted when a local mine--the town's only source of income--is closed. One man incurs the wrath of the townsmen when he stubbornly refuses the small amount of settlement money offered by the government.