Martin Duckworth Movies

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

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...

OUTREMONT AND THE HASIDIM reveals the challenges of accommodating the “Hasidim” – or ultra-Orthodox Jews – in the affluent...

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...

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...

Newfoundlanders share their food, culture, and homes with a group of Tamil refugees found off the coast.

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

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

This short documentary is a portrait of the early era of computing and the process and implications of the digitization of large amounts of...

When Hydro-Québec announced its intention to proceed with the enormous James Bay II hydroelectric project, the 15,000 Cree who live in the...

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...

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...

This feature film is a documentary portrait of Joseph Idlout, a man who was once the world's most famous Inuit. Unknown to most Canadians today,...

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

When a camera crew are sent to document hippie protests in Yorkville, Canada's counter-culture capital, they are charmed by a group of misunderstood...

In 1945, Great Britain and the United States organized a bombing raid that devastated the ancient city of Dresden. This short documentary returns...

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...

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...

A rare "inside" view of a motorcycle club in Toronto, one of the network of such fraternal groups in the large centers across North America. The...