Martin Duckworth Movies

Portrait of the early era of computing which examines the workings of a new and mysterious machine: the Canada Land Inventory Geo-information System....

This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and...

The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which...

This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their...

Magic in the Sky investigates the impact of television on the Inuit people of the Canadian Arctic. The film also documents the establishment of the...

Martin Duckworth is a staunch defender of peace and justice and one of Quebec’s most important documentary filmmakers. Helped by his...

Experimental filmmaker and color cameraman here collaborate in a surrealistic retelling of the old myth. But this is a dream fantasy with no real...

The shocking story of the establishment of the state of Israel told from the perspective of those who lived through the end of the British Mandate...

This touching documentary follows a cast of blind and visually impaired actors as they prepare Dancing to Beethoven, a play about blindness. The film...

In this short film, a young man, a girl and a dog attempt to fly with wings more symbolic than practical.

A film for teachers, describing the use of the "discovery method" in teaching. All it needs is a teacher whose encouragement is natural and...

A film about the people of Saigon told through the experiences of three young American journalists who, in 1970, explored the consequences of war and...

This documentary short introduces us to 8-year-old identical twins as they explore their family background. Filmed by the twins' father at their...

This short satirical film, created entirely from archival footage, is about the British Empire—on which the sun never sets. The majority of the...

A fifth of Canadians live at the subsistence level. This is a look at that world, where the street is home, and where poor shelter, poor food, poor...

This short film was shot on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and shows off the new technology employed on modern fishing boats in the mid-1960s. The...

The World is Watching is a political film about the moral issues surrounding news gathering and newsmaking in the electronic age. Who decides what...

A 1970s American elementary school program encouraging students to figure out for themselves the universal building blocks of human community —...

A surrealistic look at life through the eyes of a man returning to life from the edge of death, after surviving an airplane crash. He discusses his...