National Film Board of Canada Documentaries

This documentary introduces us to Stephen Jenkinson, once the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital.

This documentary is an informal portrait of the great modern composer Igor Stravinsky.

This documentary reveals the exploratory work of a team from the University of Montreal who seek to understand the states of grace experienced by mystics and those who meditate.

This feature documentary is a candid journey into the world of 4 young Canadian women who work as well-paid hostesses in exclusive Japanese nightclubs.

Constable Al Arsenault, along with six other policemen, document the people on their beat to create a powerful film about drug abuse.

This feature-length documentary follows naturalist Bill Mason on his journey by canoe into the Ontario wilderness.

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.

This feature-length documentary introduces viewers to Ken Carter, a Montreal-born stunt driver who made a living by risking his life.

Brion Whitford is an Ojibway who lives with advanced diabetes. In 2001, complications from the disease left him with only 50 percent kidney function and blood sugar levels that were spiralling out of control.

In this short documentary, Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage.