Memory of Summer

Pilgrimage

January 1958 •English

St. Joseph's Oratory, a picturesque shrine silhouetted against Mount Royal, draws pilgrims by the thousands every year. They come from California by Greyhound bus, from Vancouver by plane, and on foot from many parishes surrounding Montréal. What is the fame of this shrine, that it attracts the devout and the curious alike? The story is told by Brother Placide Vermandère of the Order of the Holy Cross, who was personally acquainted with Brother André, after whom the shrine's famous temple is named. Cameras follow a procession of the League of the Sacred Heart through the streets of the city to the famous sanctuary and show many of the religious observances conducted in the church, including Mass attended by invalids who come in the hope of being healed of various afflictions.

Police

January 1958 •English

The misbehaving public performs for the camera in a half-hour miscellany of misdeeds. In a behind-the-scenes look at the hour-by-hour operation of a large metropolitan police force, this film presents a fair sampling of what keeps Toronto's police officers busy twenty-four hours a day.

Festival in Puerto Rico

January 1961 •English

This short documentary features Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester as she sings at the Festival Casals, a musical event founded by the great Spanish cellist and conductor Pablo Casals and sponsored annually by the Puerto Rican government. Part concert film, part tourism film, Festival in Puerto Rico offers viewers candid glimpses of mid-20th century Puerto Rico intercut with performance footage of Forrester and her husband, violinist-conductor Eugene Kash.

A Foreign Language

January 1958 •English

This film observes, in a Montréal public school, the teaching of English to immigrant children. To thousands of children arriving in Canada from Greece, Italy, France, Germany or Japan, English is "a foreign language." Under able coaching they begin to understand and even enjoy the vagaries of the English language.

The Cars in Your Life

January 1960 •English

A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe's used-car lot, this film hustles you onto our public speedways, where hot rubber erases any distance between all points. Slow-motion and pop-on-pop-off photography make this a provocative, revealing study of motormania unlimited. A 1960 black and white production. (Also released under the title 1/3 Down and 24 Months to Pay.)

Emergency Ward

January 1959 •English

This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.

KI - Die letzte Erfindung

November 2021 •German

Pixar 2021 Disney+ Day Special

November 2021 •English

Join Pete Docter for a tour around Pixar and get a sneak peek at several upcoming Disney+ releases.

The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)

November 1974 •English

Directed by Claude Du Boc and narrated by Stacey Keach the film centers on the fragility of life and the possibility of death for Formula One drivers of the 70's. This film includes access to the top F1 drivers like Jackie Stewart, Francois Cevert, Mike Hailwood and Peter Revson which would seem all but impossible in today's F1 world.

Belo Monte: Um mundo onde tudo é possível

April 2017 •Portuguese

Fico García

August 2021 •Spanish

Endangered

June 2022 •English

A sobering look at the erosion of democracy & freedom of the press in the United States and abroad.

A corrida do doping

July 2016 •Portuguese

Baía dos pesadelos

August 2016 •Portuguese

Tu seras mère ma fille

March 2020 •French

Bravos valentes: Vaqueiros do Brasil

September 2021 •Portuguese

Now Return Us To Normal

Invalid date •English

After experiencing flashbacks surrounding her years at a behavior modification school in rural Utah, a filmmaker seeks answers from those responsible for her mistreatment only to find that she already possesses the truth.

Transhumanism: Recreating Humanity

November 2014 •English

The immense leap in technological advancement is changing the way we live, learn, interact, and believe. We have become completely dependent on technology, and it is changing us. The change isn't going to stop. This film investigates some of the underlying motivations of the Transhumanist movement, its spirituality, and how it will affect every person alive today, and tomorrow.

Campeones: 1978 FIFA World Cup official film

January 1978 •English

The FIFA official film of the 1978 World Cup, held in Argentina and won by the host nation

Think of England

April 1999 •English

Shown as part of the BBC's Modern Times series. Think of England shows Parr talking to the many people he encountered in the summer of 1999. He innocently asked people what it took to be English, and this simple question provided many revealing answers.