John Kemeny

A biografia do soldado Manning, que se destacou durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial nos campos de batalha. Promovido a capitão por ato de bravura, ele concebe arrojado plano para destruir grupo de tanques alemães, mas é gravemente ferido no confronto.

Um negociador do FBI enfrenta três condenados fugitivos que tomaram um professor e sete alunos como reféns.

For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the Teamsters Union. When Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, the fight was on to see who could follow him. Jackie Presser was the son of a long time union board member and when he retired, Jackie was elevated to one of the most powerful position in the country; President of the Teamsters Union.

Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. Written by John Sacksteder

1958. In the cell of the condemned, seven men await the signs of an approaching execution. All of them recall their pasts and envision their wish-dreams.

It's been five years since Terry's friend Glen discovered The Gate to hell in his backyard. Glen has now moved away and Terry begins practicing rituals in Glen's old house and eventually bringing back demons through The Gate and leading to demoniac possession and near world domination.

A biographical portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal, famous Nazi Hunter. From his imprisonment in a Nazi Concentration Camp, the film follows his liberation and his rise to become one of the leading Nazi hunters in the world, bringing such criminals to justice as Adolf Eichmann and Klaus Barbee. (Written by Anthony Hughes)

Charles Sinclair é chamado para comandar um grupo de pilotos americanos e soviéticos, unidos em uma missão no Oriente Médio. Porém Sinclair logo descobre que conseguir a total colaboração entre os pilotos soviéticos e americanos é o seu menor problema, pois alguém do Pentágono planeja sabotar a missão.

Marine officer Rob Cutter and his wife Barbara have a son named Johnny. Rob discovers that two newly delivered helicopters in his squadron have crashed because a defective part, a C-ring, has been made of a weaker, less expensive alloy. Before Rob can go public with this, Rob is killed on the orders of corrupt General Howard, who did not want Rob to go public with the defective part. Howard believes that Barbara, who is also a marine, now has the part, so Howard and his henchmen set out to kill Barbara and Johnny and get the part, but Howard is underestimating what Barbara is willing to do to protect Johnny.

Garotos descobrem, no quintal de casa, um buraco (de onde foi retirada uma árvore) que pode ser uma passagem para o inferno.

Em uma cidade do Arizona, Jamie Hankins é um jovem que é morto pelo líder de uma gangue local. Um tempo depois, um misterioso visitante aparece dirigindo um carro futurista, ao mesmo tempo em que um forasteiro chega à cidade e se apaixona pela garota que Packard, líder da gangue, deseja ter como namorada.

Nesta interessante versão de uma história real da virada do século, Nicolas Cage interpreta Ned Hanlan, um delinqüente juvenil que se torna um remador internacional. Vendo em Hanlan uma chance de ganhar dinheiro fácil, Bill (David Naughton), um jogador, faz com que Hanlan seja treinado e começa a promovê-lo no circuito de corridas. Com o tempo, Hanlan se aperfeiçoa, e sua fama cresce. Mas o sucesso tem seu preço quando o atleta cai nas mãos de um empresário impiedoso (Christopher Plummer).

Após a morte de um companheiro de guerra, ex-soldado utiliza sua habilidade com armas para sitiar o Central Park, em Nova Iorque, em protesto contra a indiferença do governo em relação aos veteranos de guerra.

A Roman Catholic teenage boy in Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the 1930s faces various growing-up problems: Should be become a priest? What should he do about the murder he witnessed, committed by a local cop and upstanding parishioner? And how far should he go with his girl friend, who happens to be the murderer's daughter?

In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her affection.

Virginia Tregan returns to her home in the U.S. Deep South from a sojourn in Paris only to discover that her family plantation and its holdings have been lost. She determines to recoup her family's fortune.

Lou, um pequeno gângster que sempre se achou grande coisa, conhece e se apaixona por uma sexy funcionária de cassino chamada Sally. Ela precisa de sua ajuda para realizar seu sonho de ir a Monte Carlo, um símbolo da vida glamourosa que ela está desesperadamente procurando.

Alexis Winston sonha em ser campeã de patinação artística e chega a largar o namorado para se dedicar ao sonho. Quando um acidente a deixa cega, o antigo amor não a deixa desistir daquilo que mais ama.

Jan-Michael Vincent stars as Mike, the grandson of Native American shaman Old Man Hawk who is called back to his village to help defeat evil forces threatening the tribe. After years of living in the city and working in a business world altogether apart from his roots, Mike is contacted by a freelance reporter, Maureen, who was enlisted by Old Man Hawk to track his grandson. When Mike assents to returning with Maureen, they find that the village is beset by the evil spirit of an ancient sorceress, Dsonoqua, animating beasts and objects and causing strange, deadly accidents. Only the heir of the tribe’s shaman can stand in the way of the evil and protect his people, but will Mike be able to harness his power in time?

Carrol Jo Hummer é um jovem motorista de caminhão de Tucson, Arizona, que deseja iniciar-se na profissão do seu falecido pai, mas encontra o mercado de transporte de cargas dominado por um violento cartel. Quando ele se recusa a transportar contrabando junto com a carga, começa a ser constantemente perseguido e agredido pelos homens do cartel. Até que resolve revidar e lutar contra eles, com a adesão de outros colegas caminhoneiros.

The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.

A poor bush worker refuses to sacrifice his dignity to provide his family with a better life.

This short film presents a lively discussion between black and white youths at the interracial club in Halifax, touching on racial discrimination in employment, housing, education and interpersonal relations.

The magic island of Fogo, seen from the eyes of the kids and the reason why its inhabitants will never leave it.

William Wells defends the viability of Fogo Island and expresses his apprehension about the exodus of young people.

By using film as a catalyst for change, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns. This film shows how one of the Islanders built a longliner (a fishing boat using long lines) with the help of his friends, overcoming the problems of financing and the lack of tools and government support.

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.

Two women discuss the roles and problems of women, education, and shopping on Fogo Island.

In this short film, we witness two Fogo Island festivities: a Roman Catholic wedding in Joe Batts Arm South and a party with music and dancing in Joe Batts Arm North.

Produced in 1967, this black and white film is an inmate's view of Daytop, a drug treatment centre on Staten Island, New York, where addicts learn to get along without drugs. Uncompromising, often brutal group therapy sessions are designed to shake loose the excuses a victim makes for himself. The people and situations shown are authentic; only one actor was employed. The results obtained at Daytop are regarded by some psychiatrists as a breakthrough.

"This feature documentary is considered to be the forerunner of the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. The film offers in inside look at 3 weeks in the life of the Bailey family. Trouble with the police, begging for stale bread, and the birth of another child are just some of the issues they face. Through it all, the father tries to explain his family's predicament. Although filmed in Montreal, the film offers an anatomy of poverty as it occurs throughout North America." - NFB

This short documentary is about Mike Duff, a Canadian motorcycle racer, and the sport that almost killed him. After a near-fatal crash in Japan and extensive surgery and therapy, Duff returned to racing to claim two victories in Canadian races. Though the sport takes its toll on the lives of his friends and fellow competitors annually, the racer explains he can’t give up just yet – not before winning a world championship.

A rollicking Newfoundland party on Fogo Island.

It’s the typical boy-meets-girl game, but played without rules and at a time when the boy must prove himself. Touching on the subject of teenage sexuality, the film shows that the game often starts with a challenge to the boy’s masculine ego from his peers.

A tale from downtown, where the morality of business is not always as transparent as the shining glass fronts of the office buildings. The film follows the adventures of a young man on the way up, intent on building an image to match his ambitions. In doing so he leaves a trail of hurt feelings among those he uses as steps toward his goal.

A 1964 documentary portrait of Cohen in his pre-musician days as a poet and stand-up comedian.

A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. In Spain he pioneered the world's first mobile blood-transfusion service; in China his work behind battle lines to save the wounded has made him a legendary figure. This hour-long documentary film pieces together his remarkable career.

A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. In Spain he pioneered the world's first mobile blood-transfusion service; in China his work behind battle lines to save the wounded has made him a legendary figure. This hour-long documentary film pieces together his remarkable career.

A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. In Spain he pioneered the world's first mobile blood-transfusion service; in China his work behind battle lines to save the wounded has made him a legendary figure. This hour-long documentary film pieces together his remarkable career.

A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. In Spain he pioneered the world's first mobile blood-transfusion service; in China his work behind battle lines to save the wounded has made him a legendary figure. This hour-long documentary film pieces together his remarkable career.

The epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that brought the Depression in the thirties. This is the saga of a family who left eastern Canada to stake their future in the Prairies.

A discussion of the problems and efficacy of a fishermen's cooperative.

A look at the relationships among the Fogo Island merchants and fishermen, and at the demoralizing effects welfare has on them.

By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns. In this film, some of the problems discussed are the lack of fish and the inability to market any species but cod.

A discussion about the effects of welfare on Fogo Island residents.

Individuals who have moved away from Fogo Island express their opinions on the life and problems of the Island.

Joe Kinsella talks about the problem of young people leaving Fogo Island after they finish their education.

By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns and thoughts about the future. Some of the problems discussed are the fishermen's unions, the fish plant, able-bodied men on welfare, the problems of education, and the issue of the consolidation of schools.

The story of how one Fogo Island family managed to raise an old passenger boat from where it had been sitting for four years, and to renovate it for use as a fishing boat, despite lack of capital and government aid.

A discussion on the methods of fishing, marketing, organization and welfare in Norway, with reference to the situation on Fogo Island.

By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their concerns. This film discusses efforts to obtain provincial support for the United Maritimes Fisheries Co-op to run the Seldom fish plant, and comments on the subsequent decision by the Newfoundland government in favour of the Yellow Fish Company.

By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns. In this film, Islander Chris Cobb sings his own songs and recites his poems about the old days and the recent changes on Fogo.

The Mercer family discusses the pressures that force the young people to leave Fogo Island and their families.