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Balakrishna

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Balakrishna

Get swept away by the emotional story of a majestic Indian elephant named Balakrishna and the young Nova Scotian boy who befriended it.


The Curve

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New Releases

  • Borealis
    Borealis
    Kevin McMahon 
    2020 | 1 h 30 min
  • The End of Certainties
    The End of Certainties
    Jean-Daniel Lafond 
    2020 | 45 min
  • As the Crow Flies
    As the Crow Flies
    Tess Girard 
    2016 | 1 h 34 min
  • Daughter of the Crater
    Daughter of the Crater
    Nadine Beaudet & Danic Champoux 
    2018 | 1 h 15 min
  • Into the Light
    Into the Light
    Gentille M. Assih 
    2020 | 1 h 19 min
  • Roundup
    Roundup
    Nettie Wild 
    2020 | 3 min
  • Far from Bashar
    Far from Bashar
    Pascal Sanchez 
    2020 | 1 h 13 min
  • Old Dog
    Old Dog
    Ann Marie Fleming 
    2020 | 3 min

Coming Soon on NFB.ca

  • Martha
    Martha
    Watch on January 27.
    Daniel Schubert 
    2020 | 21 min
  • Kenbe la, Until We Win
    Kenbe la, Until We Win
    Watch on February 1.
    Will Prosper 
    2019 | 1 h 20 min

Curator's choice of the week

  • Our Town Faro
    Our Town Faro
    Mitch Miyagawa & David Oppenheim 
    2004 | 8 min
  • The Grasslands Project - Population 21
    The Grasslands Project - Population 21
    Scott Parker 
    2016 | 9 min
  • High Grass Circus
    High Grass Circus
    Torben Schioler & Tony Ianzelo 
    1976 | 56 min
  • Song of the Paddle
    Song of the Paddle
    Bill Mason 
    1978 | 40 min
  • Blake
    Blake
    Bill Mason 
    1969 | 19 min

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Most-Viewed Films of 2020

Borealis

New – The chorus of life in Canada’s iconic wilderness
Borealis

The End of Certainties

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The End of Certainties

As the Crow Flies

New – Earning their wings
As the Crow Flies

Daughter of the Crater

New – A woman like none other
Daughter of the Crater

Into the Light

New – Life after conjugal violence
Into the Light

Indigenous Cinema

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New Releases - Interactive Works

  • The Book of Distance
    The Book of Distance
    Randall Okita
    2020 | 30 min
  • Agence
    Agence
    Pietro Gagliano
    2020 | 10 min
  • Bubble
    Bubble
    Gabriel Turcotte-Dubé, Camille Foisy, Louise Hammouda, Diana Aziz, Marianne Bourdages, Marie-Blanche Rossi, Jonathan Gagnon, Andréa Henry-Etesse
    2020 | 5 min
  • Yesterday Today Tomorrow
    Yesterday Today Tomorrow
    From the minds inside Jam3
    2020 | 10 min
  • FIRST PHOTO HERE
    FIRST PHOTO HERE
    Joella Cabalu and Kindred & Scout
    2020 | < 1 min
  • 60 Day Cycle
    60 Day Cycle
    Anthill Films
    2020 | 5 min
  • Motto
    Motto
    Vincent Morisset, Sean Michaels, Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit and Caroline Robert
    2020 | 1 h
  • Parliament: The Virtual Experience
    Parliament: The Virtual Experience
    Library of Parliament and the National Film Board of Canada
    2020 | 15 min
  • Perfumed Dreaming
    Perfumed Dreaming
    Kathleen Hepburn
    2020 | 5 min
  • Awake and Still Drowning
    Awake and Still Drowning
    From Dustin Harvey and Arcturus with Sue Goyette and Rich Aucoin
    2020 | 20 min
  • Airplane Mode
    Airplane Mode
    Created by Emilie F. Grenier and Simon C. Vaillancourt. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the Musée de la civilisation.
    2019 | < 1 min
  • Brace for Impact
    Brace for Impact
    Molle&Korn, Turbulent and the National Film Board of Canada
    2019 | 5 min
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    Recently Added

    • The Joy of Winter
      The Joy of Winter
      Jean Dansereau & Bernard Gosselin 
      1962 | 14 min
    • No More Hibakusha!
      No More Hibakusha!
      Martin Duckworth 
      1983 | 55 min
    • Eye Witness No. 23
      Eye Witness No. 23
       
      1950 | 11 min
    • Under the Rainbow
      Under the Rainbow
      Sidney Goldsmith 
      1972 | 10 min
    • A Sun Like Nowhere Else
      A Sun Like Nowhere Else
      Léonard Forest 
      1972 | 47 min
    • Accident
      Accident
      Martin Duckworth & Patrick A. Crawley 
      1973 | 16 min
    • June
      June
      Munro Ferguson 
      2003 | 6 min
    • Snow Fiesta
      Snow Fiesta
      Harry Foster 
      1950 | 10 min

    Critically Acclaimed Films

    • Stories We Tell
      Stories We Tell
      Sarah Polley 
      2012 | 1 h 48 min
    • Ryan
      Ryan
      Chris Landreth 
      2004 | 13 min
    • Flamenco at 5:15
      Flamenco at 5:15
      Cynthia Scott 
      1983 | 29 min
    • Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen
      Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen
      Donald Brittain & Don Owen 
      1965 | 44 min
    • Black Soul
      Black Soul
      Martine Chartrand 
      2000 | 9 min
    • Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole
      Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole
      Gil Cardinal 
      2003 | 1 h 10 min
    • Nobody Waved Good-bye
      Nobody Waved Good-bye
      Don Owen 
      1964 | 1 h 20 min
    • Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
      Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
      Donald Brittain & John Kramer 
      1976 | 1 h 39 min

    Kids' Movies

    • The Juggler
      The Juggler
      Thomas Vamos 
      1980 | 12 min
    • The Bear and the Mouse
      The Bear and the Mouse
      F.W. Remmler & Ingmar Remmler 
      1966 | 7 min
    • Ti-Jean Goes West
      Ti-Jean Goes West
      Raymond Garceau 
      1957 | 23 min
    • Cornet at Night
      Cornet at Night
      Stanley Jackson 
      1963 | 14 min
    • Mela's Lunch
      Mela's Lunch
      Sugith Varughese 
      1991 | 14 min
    • The Pony
      The Pony
      Lawrence Cherry 
      1955 | 35 min
    • Adventures
      Adventures
      Michael Rubbo 
      1968 | 10 min
    • How Do They Make Oatmeal Cookies?
      How Do They Make Oatmeal Cookies?
      Winston Washington Moxam 
      1999 | 4 min

    Tribute to Arthur Lipsett (1936–1986)

    • 21-87
      21-87
      Arthur Lipsett 
      1964 | 9 min
    • A Trip Down Memory Lane
      A Trip Down Memory Lane
      Arthur Lipsett 
      1965 | 12 min
    • Very Nice, Very Nice
      Very Nice, Very Nice
      Arthur Lipsett 
      1961 | 7 min
    • Remembering Arthur
      Remembering Arthur
      Martin Lavut 
      2006 | 1 h 29 min
    • Free Fall
      Free Fall
      Arthur Lipsett 
      1964 | 9 min
    • Lipsett Diaries
      Lipsett Diaries
      Theodore Ushev 
      2010 | 14 min
    • Two Films by Lipsett
      Two Films by Lipsett
      Donald Rennick 
      1967 | 28 min
    • Hors-d'oeuvre
      Hors-d'oeuvre
      Gerald Potterton, Robert Verrall, … 
      1960 | 7 min

    Fascinating People

    • The AfterLifetime of Colm Feore
      The AfterLifetime of Colm Feore
      Hannah Cheesman 
      2019 | 5 min
    • Eleven Moving Moments with Evelyn Lambart
      Eleven Moving Moments with Evelyn Lambart
      Donald McWilliams 
      2017 | 1 h 3 min
    • Radical
      Radical
      Deanne Foley 
      2019 | 6 min
    • Geneviève Bujold: Art = Life
      Geneviève Bujold: Art = Life
      Robin McKenna 
      2018 | 4 min
    • Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political
      Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political
      Pascale Ferland 
      2018 | 1 h 17 min
    • Margaret Atwood: Once in August
      Margaret Atwood: Once in August
      Michael Rubbo 
      1984 | 57 min
    • Oscar
      Oscar
      Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre 
      2016 | 12 min
    • Kate and Anna McGarrigle
      Kate and Anna McGarrigle
      Caroline Leaf 
      1981 | 28 min

    NFB Pause

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      NFB Pause | Loïc Darses
      Simon Rouillard 
      2020 | 1 min
    • NFB Pause | David Curtis
      NFB Pause | David Curtis
      Christine Chevarie-Lessard 
      2018 | 1 min
    • NFB Pause | The Procession
      NFB Pause | The Procession
      Simon Rouillard 
      2019 | 1 min
    • NFB Pause | John Coltrane Meets Gilles Groulx
      NFB Pause | John Coltrane Meets Gilles Groulx
      Simon Rouillard 
      2019 | 1 min
    • NFB Pause | A Hidden John Coltrane Album, Rediscovered
      NFB Pause | A Hidden John Coltrane Album, Rediscovered
      Simon Rouillard 
      2019 | 2 min
    • NFB Pause | Christopher Auchter
      NFB Pause | Christopher Auchter
      Odessa Shuquaya & Simon Rouillard 
      2019 | 1 min
    • NFB Pause | Felix & Paul Studios
      NFB Pause | Felix & Paul Studios
      Simon Rouillard 
      2018 | 1 min
    • NFB Pause | Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski
      NFB Pause | Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski
      Simon Rouillard 
      2019 | 1 min

    Hothouse Animation Apprenticeship

    • The Fake Calendar – Hothouse 12
      The Fake Calendar – Hothouse 12
      Meky Ottawa 
      2019 | 1 min
    • Collector – Hothouse 12
      Collector – Hothouse 12
      Kassia Ward 
      2019 | 1 min
    • XO RAD Magical - Hothouse 12
      XO RAD Magical - Hothouse 12
      Christopher Gilbert Grant 
      2019 | 1 min
    • Inside Hothouse 12
      Inside Hothouse 12
      Rose Stiffarm 
      2019 | 9 min
    • Pumpers
      Pumpers
      Pascaline Lefebvre 
      2016 | 1 min
    • Fyoog
      Fyoog
      Curtis Horsburgh 
      2016 | 1 min
    • All the Rage
      All the Rage
      Alexandra Lemay 
      2014 | 1 min
    • Focus
      Focus
      Alex Boya 
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