Jack Olsen

Películas

Sleepwalker
Executive Producer
Una estudiante va a una clínica del sueño con la intención de tratar su insomnio y pesadillas, pero en cambio empezará a experimentar cambios inquietantes en su realidad cada vez que se despierte. Con la ayuda de un médico, ella intentará encontrar su camino hacia la normalidad, desenredando el nudo enredado de sus sueños, realidad y un trágico pasado.
Trans Canada Summer
Co-Director
The camera follows the Trans-Canada Highway from east to west, revealing the people, the resources and the geography of Canada. Included are some of the engineering feats accomplished in the building of the highway.
Screaming Jets
Director
Canada's progress in jet aviation is seen in relation to that of other countries.
Silks and Sulkies
Producer
This short documentary from 1950 captures the thrill of harness racing on Prince Edward Island. We follow Bellhop's career as a pacer, from his unwilling introduction to harness through trials with a bicycle sulky (or 2-wheel cart) to his first big race. The film culminates with scenes of trotters and pacers at Charlottetown's Old Home Week. - NFB
Johnny at the Fair
Director
At the Canadian National Exhibition, a young boy gets separated from his parents and meets some celebrities.
Careers and Cradles
Director
This short documentary is a snapshot of the revolutionary change in status enjoyed by women between the turn of the 20th century and 1947. The film notes the significance of this evolution, highlighting women who today command respect as leaders in government, industry, science and the arts. Women's organizations and leaders, among them Senator Cairine Wilson, symphony orchestra conductor Ethel Stark and Madame Thérèse Casgrain, discuss the challenges of their times.