Wolf Koenig Movies

  • 1954
    Corral

    Corral

    Corral

    71954HD

    Corral is a 1954 National Film Board of Canada documentary by Colin Low, partly shot in the Cochrane Ranch in what is now Cochrane, Alberta. In the...

    Corral
  • 1993
    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    7.51993HD

    In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, sets the stage for a...

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
  • 1955
    Gold

    Gold

    Gold

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    A description of placer gold mining in the Yukon. East of Dawson City giant dredges cut deep into the creek beds, leaving behind monstrous coils of...

    Gold
  • 1959
    The End of the Line

    The End of the Line

    The End of the Line

    101959HD

    This documentary short offers a nostalgic look at the steam locomotive as it passes from reality to history. In its heyday, the big smoke-belching...

    The End of the Line
  • 1974
    Icarus

    Icarus

    Icarus

    91974HD

    The Greek myth retold with film animation, accompanied by music for flute. Music, drawing, colour and movement here follow a moving, classic...

    Icarus
  • 1959
    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    8.51959HD

    This short documentary (the second of two parts) follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding...

    Glenn Gould: On the Record
  • 1985
    Discussions in Bioethics: The Courage of One's Convictions

    Discussions in Bioethics: The Courage of One's Convictions

    Discussions in Bioethics: The Courage of One's Convictions

    101985HD

    A 17-year-old girl refuses medical treatment that will prolong her life due to religious convictions.

    Discussions in Bioethics: The Courage of One's Convictions
  • 1983
    Laughter in My Soul

    Laughter in My Soul

    Laughter in My Soul

    101983HD

    This short documentary profiles cartoonist, painter, humorist, publisher, iconographer, and teacher Jacob Maydanyk. Part of the first wave of...

    Laughter in My Soul
  • 1971
    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

    81971HD

    A study of life at Christmastime in Moose Factory, an old settlement mainly composed of Cree families on the shore of James Bay, composed entirely of...

    Christmas at Moose Factory
  • 1958
    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

    6.51958HD

    This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santas, Brink's messengers, kindergarten angels and...

    The Days Before Christmas
  • 1959
    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    71959HD

    Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage. It is an aspect of Gould previously known only to the collie pacing...

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record
  • 1982
    Ted Baryluk's Grocery

    Ted Baryluk's Grocery

    Ted Baryluk's Grocery

    81982HD

    Ukrainian-Canadian Ted Baryluk's grocery store has been a fixture in Winnipeg's North End for over 20 years. In this photo study, Ted talks about his...

    Ted Baryluk's Grocery
  • 1969
    Le Québec as Seen by Cartier-Bresson

    Le Québec as Seen by Cartier-Bresson

    Le Québec as Seen by Cartier-Bresson

    101969HD

    The photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson were the first ever to be displayed in the Louvre, Paris. In this film the world-famous photographer turns...

    Le Québec as Seen by Cartier-Bresson
  • 1969
    To See or Not to See

    To See or Not to See

    To See or Not to See

    6.71969HD

    A scientist develops an unusual pair of eyeglasses which allows the wearer's mind to see things objectively rather than the usual subjective manner.

    To See or Not to See
  • 1973
    Ten: The Magic Number

    Ten: The Magic Number

    Ten: The Magic Number

    91973HD

    An amusing introduction to the metric system, presented through the person of George, a tropical fish fancier who is stymied in estimating the weight...

    Ten: The Magic Number
  • 1984
    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    Behind the Veil: Nuns

    71984HD

    The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women -- in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today's one...

    Behind the Veil: Nuns
  • 1984
    Incident at Restigouche

    Incident at Restigouche

    Incident at Restigouche

    7.31984HD

    Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation...

    Incident at Restigouche
  • 1977
    Poets on Film No. 1

    Poets on Film No. 1

    Poets on Film No. 1

    81977HD

    This short film brings together animated interpretations of four poems by great Canadian wordsmiths: "Riverdale Lion" by John Robert Colombo, "A Kite...

    Poets on Film No. 1
  • 1959
    The Back-breaking Leaf

    The Back-breaking Leaf

    The Back-breaking Leaf

    9.51959HD

    Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza...

    The Back-breaking Leaf
  • 1977
    Amisk

    Amisk

    Amisk

    8.51977HD

    A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was...

    Amisk