NATIONAL FILM BOARD of CANADA See It Differently

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA See it differently.

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Since its founding by documentary legend John Grierson in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada has been at the forefront of every major advance in documentary filmmaking, from its pioneering work in cinéma vérité and direct cinema to the development of giant-screen documentary cinema, from early experiments in community-engaged cinema to the latest in cross-platform media. Today, the NFB works with emerging and established creators and partners from around the world to create acclaimed point-of-view documentaries on the issues that matter. Table of Contents DOCUMENTARY COMING SOON

Avenue Zero 4 The Chocolate Farmer 8

The Coca-Cola Case 4 A Drummer’s Dream 8

Earthkeepers 4 The Future is Now! 9

Grace, Milly, Lucy… Child Soldiers 5 A Short History of Progress 9

Hope Builders 5 Suzuki 9

Life With Murder 5 The Prosecutor 9

Montréal Symphony – Kent Nagano War is Not a Game 9 and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 6

Outbreak: Anatomy of a Plague 6 CONTACTS Reel Injun – On the Trail of the FSC logo Hollywood Indian 6 For all sales questions, please contact us at: The “Socalled” Movie 7 E-mail: [email protected] Tiger Spirit 7 Phone: 514-496-4134

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Visionnaires planétaires 82 min • 52 min • 43 min | HD Available in French Les Productions du Rapide-Blanc in co- Produced by production with the National Film Board of Canada Earth Keepers cause we Human beings — and the damage to the planet — are the biggest challenge Mother Nature has ever faced. But rather than give activist in Mikaël to Rioux apathy, takes inspiration from visionaries on front the lines of eco-innovation world. He is around looking for answers and reach the ing out to form an inspiring vision listening? for Are you future. the

L’affaire Coca-Cola L’affaire

86 min | HD Available in French Argus Films in co-production with the Produced by National Film Board of Canada rights abuses – in the United States. With all With all States. United – the in abuses rights the makings of a cross-border legal thriller, story. extraordinary their is this The Coca-Cola Case The Coca-Cola Colombian union leaders are assassinated; are and their colleagues kidnapped tortured back leads trail the and forces; paramilitary by – the legendary employer their to Coca-Cola two law, 200-year-old a off Dusting Company. human for company the sue lawyers American

Avenue Avenue Zero Avenue Zéro Avenue

52 min | HD Available in French Virage Les Productions Produced by the National FilmDistributed by Board of Canada sinister trade flourishing in the shadows of the law. think. Featuring candid interviews with victims, victims, with interviews candid Featuring think. witnesses, and perpetrators, a spellbinding portrait of a dark and weaves gangs gangs recruit Honduran to boys sell drugs... Human trafficking is a reality today and it’s happening closer to home than you might parlours. Domestic workers toil like slaves in slaves like toil workers Domestic parlours. subway Montreal a in Girls homes. suburban Vancouver prostitution. into lured are station Avenue Zero Avenue massage suburban in enslaved are girls Asian

Documentary 4 Documentary 5 Survivre au meurtre

95 min Available in French JS Kastner Productions and the Co-produced by National Film Board of Canada Life With Murder When 20-year-old Mason Jenkins murders his only sibling, 18-year-old Jennifer, mother his and father face perhaps the most awful decision any parent could make: have whether to to accept their daughter’s presumed killer back into the With family. astonishing footage shot over aperiod, 10-year from minutes after the crime was committed to the present, the reveals and film follows relationships evolving family’s the a shocking confession. Les porteurs d’espoir

89 min | HD Available in French the National FilmProduced by Board of Canada a problem that exists in their world. They are They world. their in exists that problem a by uncertaintyfaced the learning about also things. want to change those who Hope Builders A new teaching method is being tested in an elementary school in Quebec aimed at preparing the next generation of students to take up Under environmental challenges. the supervision of their teacher, students are learning analyze to and identify, resolve -

Grace, Milly, Lucy… Milly, Grace,

Produced by Macumba Doc Inc. in co-production with Macumba Doc Inc. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada des fillettes soldates 73 min • 52 min | HD Available in French the women on their long road to reconciliation. to road long their on women the with with scenes from daily life, the film follows reality that remains far from the international international the from far remains that reality spotlight. Interspersing personal accounts Moved Moved by the fate of these women, docu mentarist Raymonde Provencher explores a together and reinvent the future. and reinvent together appalling horrors must put their lives back recruited by Ugandan rebel endured troops. have Today, who women young three these Grace, Grace, Milly and Lucy soldiers. They are were abducted former and forcibly child Child Soldiers Grace, Milly, Lucy… Milly, Grace, - -

Hollywood et les Indiens Hollywood 63 min • 52 min | HD Available in French Rezolution Pictures International Inc. Produced by in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and in association with CBC Newsworld Reel Injun – On the Trail of the Trail Reel Injun – On Indian the Hollywood Where did Hollywood get its Tracing native stereo them? to truth any there is And types? a humorous history of Native the people silver screen, Cree-Indian on director Neil Diamond sets the record And straight. with clips from hundreds of films, and interviews candid with the likes of Clint Eastwood powerful how he proves Greene, and Graham American myths influencedhave our under standing (and misunderstanding) of North American Natives. - Plague: , , Michael Outbreak: Anatomy Outbreak:

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, examines the world’s last great last great examines the world’s , 90 min • 52 min | HD French in Available fléau in co-production PMA Productions inc. Produced by with the National Film Board of Canada Bliss’s bestselling book, book, bestselling Bliss’s of a Plague urban epidemic inscientists of Montreal team ininternational an 1885;how counts re conquered the disease a century later; and this explains invisible killer why is now back with a vengeance. Outbreak: of a Plague Anatomy In a climate of political tensions, confusion a and once-eradicated fear, deadly disease makes a comeback. Inspired by A Story of Smallpox in Montreal

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Kent Nagano et l’Orchestre Symphonique Nagano Kent de Montréal in co-production Ciné Qua Non Média, Produced by with BCE Film and the National Film Board of Canada 97 min | HD Available in French conducts the OSM in surprising performances performances in surprising OSM the conducts alike. novices and connoisseurs captivate that Orchestra Orchestra symphonique de Montréal in poetry its for detecting known Well season. 75th Nagano Kent life, urban everyday in music and symphonique de Montréal symphonique de music! with music Celebrate Kent and Nagano film conductor the follows Montréal Symphony – Montréal Symphony Orchestre the and Nagano Kent

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Avoir 32 ans . . That was in they 1992. Today, since passed, since and passed, the characters share the next chapter of their stories with us. 104 min • 52 min | HD Available in French Adobe Productions International in Produced by co-production with the National Film Board of Canada Turning 32 Turning In 1992, following extensive chosen were research six 16-year-olds the globe, over all as representatives of the developing world. Together, these kids became characters of a documentary series entitled the main Turning 16 are What turning has happened 32. to their dreams and hopes for the future? How has world their and realities their moulded time views? In the original series, each episode ended with the same question: “Where do see you at yourself Sixteen 32?” have years -

L’esprit du tigre L’esprit 52 min • 73 min | HD Available in French StorylineProduced by in Entertainment Inc. co-production with the National Film Board of Canada Lee begins an emotion-charged journey into journey emotion-charged an begins Lee Korea’s broken heart, exploring the rhetoric and realism of reunificationextraordinary stories of ordinary through people. the Tiger Spirit Korea is a divided scar shared by nation. families divided The during the psychic Korean War in the 1950s is symbolized by the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing com munist North from capitalist South. Along this infamous border, filmmaker Min Sook The is a kaleidoscopic collage collage kaleidoscopic a is «Socalled» – Le film

Produced by reFrame FilmsProduced by in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada Available in French Available in French 86 min | HD creative process, offering a creative process, nuanced picture artistically fearless. of an individual who’s “Socalled” Movie “Socalled” of 18 entertaining short films about his separate cultures, eras and generations. generations. and eras cultures, separate arranger, rapper, producer and composer, he’s he’s composer, and producer rapper, arranger, blasting through musical boundaries that Socalled. He’s unstoppable! A pianist, singer, singer, A pianist, unstoppable! He’s Socalled. Meet klezmer, hip hop and Meet funk klezmer, artist – and YouTube phenomenon – Josh Dolgin, aka The “Socalled” Movie The “Socalled” Produced by E1 Entertainment Produced by in co-production A National Film Board of Canada production Suzuki This film captures the 73-year-old reflectionseminent Canadian environmentalist, of the now activist and educator, David Suzuki, on nature, our place within it and his hopes for the future. HD | with the National Film Board of Canada The Chocolate Farmer Farmer The Chocolate Skilled in sustainable Mayan farming practices, southern Belize cacao farmer Eladio must deal with rapid modernization. Thewitness year. a over to his challenges camera bears HD | L’eau, c’est la vie L’eau,

examines the ecological complexity complexity ecological the examines 109 min | HD Available in French Entertainment Primitive in co-production Produced by with the National Film Board of Canada Narrated by Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip Tragically The of Downie Gord by Narrated and extreme distress of the last great supply supply of great the last distress and extreme it’s before act we Will Earth. on water fresh of late? too change change and Immersing us profound apathy. in the extraordinary beauty of these lakes, Waterlife for for 35 and million people, under yet they’re sewage, of combination deadly the by assault industrial toxins, invasive species, climate Waterlife water daily drinking The provide Great Lakes

Documentary 8 Coming Soon 9 Short History of Progress Produced by Cinémaginaire in co-production Cinémaginaire Produced by A Short History of Progress Based on the book A by Ronald Wright, which looks at the impact of through Age Stone the since development human to the present. HD | with the National Film Board of Canada -

Produced by Burns Films Ltd. in co-production Burns Produced by Films Ltd. Produced by the National Filmthe National Board of Canada by Produced war. Should they be held accountable for exceeding of stories their share lines front the from Soldiers exceeding for accountable held be they Should war. the authorized limits of violence? | HD in co-production with Simple Productions, Lieurac Productions and PointProd War is Not a Game War The Future is Now! The Future is Now! human with everyman an reconnect to effort an In of voyage cinematic a on him takes journalist a ity, the eyes fresh through possibilities future endless sciences. and arts the in thinkers leading today’s of HD | with the National Film Board of Canada Produced by White Pine Pictures in Produced by Produced by John Walker Productions Ltd. Productions Ltd. Walker John Produced by

co-production with the National Film Board of Canada international criminal court proceedings. HD | Exploring the intricacies and challenges of The Prosecutor in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada. Canada. of Board Film National the with co-production in secrets to 40 students from around the world. secrets to 40 students from HD | Seven Seven of the world’s master drummers on a gather nature reserve in Canada to pass on their A Drummer’s Dream A Drummer’s

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA See it differently.

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nfb.ca/distribution Focus on Animation

The National Film Board of Canada has been a world leader in auteur animation since 1941, when cinema pioneer Norman McLaren founded its animation studio. Today, the NFB creates groundbreak- ing films using a wide array of techniques and styles, working with the finest animators from across Canada and around the world. As the digital media revolution changes the way animation is created and experienced, the NFB is also exploring new approaches in 3D stereoscopic animation at its StereoLab and developing content for new platforms. Table of Contents ANIMATION CONTACTS

Animate Everything 4 For all sales questions, Flawed 4 please contact us at:

Forming Game 4 Email: [email protected] Phone: 514-496-4134 Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More To Life 5

Land of the Heads 5

Léon in Wintertime 5

The Man Who Slept 6

Molly in Springtime 6

The Necktie 6

Rains 7

Rosa Rosa 7 FSC logo

Runaway 7

The Spine 8

The Trembling Veil of Bones 8

Tying Your Own Shoes 8

5 min Available in French the National FilmProduced by Board of Canada Forming Game Forming The result of several months between of interplay animation Sutherland filmmaker and Malcolm composer andAllemano, Luigi musician musical Includes sound. and shape of dance words. Without Shankar. Ravi by cadenza Imparfaite tells the story of how one woman’s

12 min Available in French the National FilmProduced by Board of Canada heartfelt reflection on the modern obsession modern the on reflection heartfelt with being flawless. Flawed Flawed exciting more the all becomes life interesting series a Using flaws. her embraces she when of colourful handmade postcards and stop- motion animation, the film is a sometimes playful, occasionally serious, and always a - Tout peut s’animer! Tout

12 min Available in French the National FilmProduced by Board of Canada the sea, in a video game and blasting even off into outer space. A collection animated shorts. of five And using simple suddenly objects beach, they the on find and school in at the garden, under road, the on themselves discover they picture. With picture. help from their dad, a profes Will brother her and Lindsay animator, sional explore creative ways of making animation. Animate Everything! another Take object. the Move picture. a Take

Animation 4 Animation 5

L’hiver de Léon L’hiver

27 min | HD Available in French in co-production with Folimage Produced by Divertissement Subséquence and the TPS Jeunesse, National Film Board of Canada Léon in Wintertime One winter, a ravenous ogre terrorizes the an Léon, Meanwhile, land of King Balthasar. adopted bear cub, runs away from adventure. home. an many has he cold, the Braving elephant, an and hedgehog a befriends Léon confronts an ogre and sets Princess Molly Gingerbread free. In the end, the cub earns everybody’s respect (and even charming a is some animation self- puppet This respect). honey! of spoonful a with topped tale medieval Land Au pays des têtes blends classic horror with a

6 min | HD Available in French Hélium FilmsProduced by in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and an expressionistic combination of 2D bas-relief and 3D puppet animation, of the Heads words. Without ending. happy Land of the Heads Forced to decapitate numbers ever-growing of children for his little unhappy youth-obsessed, an is Emile head- mistress, swapping ogre living in a perpetual world songstress of enchanting gloom… an day the until is, that moves him Featuring to dark revolt. humour Madame

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A National Film Board of Canada production Video Home Warner in association with ou la vie a sûrement plus à offrir 23 min | HD Available in French Tutli-Putli and from Oscar-nominated filmmakers Chris Chris filmmakers and from Oscar-nominated Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski ( the voices of Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker Whitaker Forest and Streep Meryl of voices the action/animated Featuring book. adaptationchildren’s bestselling ofSendak’s Maurice The National Film Board of Warner Canada Home and Video present a new live- or There Must Be More To Life To More Be Must There or Higglety Pigglety Pop! Pop! Higglety Pigglety - Le nœud cravate

12 min Available in French the National FilmProduced by Board of Canada The Necktie corporate the for paper pushing of years After personality has Valentin’s monolith Life Inc., the pulse of his As dead-end job. birthdays and as his hope, replace boredom youthful seems. it doomed, is Valentin fade. pirations beloved his off dusts he day the until is, That accordion and releases the music puppet of Featuring an soul. of blend ingenious his and cel animation by words. emerging Without filmmaker Lévesque. Jean-François -

Le printemps de Mélie

26 min | HD Available in French in co-production with Piwi, Folimage Produced by Divertissement Subséquence and the National Film Board of Canada hands on the princess, the crown, and the kingdom. Can Molly and her hedgehog pal the day? plot and save foil his wicked Molly in Springtime The carnival celebrations have begun, and lucky Princess Molly has just been crowned she choos For her king, queen of the event. es a bear young but named Boniface, Leon, has other ideas and is the willing storyteller, to resort to extreme measures to get his - L’homme qui dort L’homme

12 min | HD Available in French co-production in Productions Sacrebleu by Produced Canada of Board Film National the and Unit Central with of love lives on. Without words. Without on. lives of love and the man slumbers on. Although crushed Although on. slumbers man the and by the weight of her woman finally lets sorrow, go to the find that the cycle broken band. band. Blinded by her love and she sorrow, still sees him as sleeping soundly alive, comes in village the their crows, rooster A bed. The Man Who Slept The Man Who hus late mournsher woman grief-stricken A

Animation 6 Animation 7 -nominated ® The Triplets of of Triplets The Train en folie Train

). 9 min | HD Available in French the National FilmProduced by Board of Canada Runaway What if the world were a tracks? In bumpy thundering recklessly over driverless train his third NFB twice-Oscar short, Cordell Barker presents his comical caustic answer, because and when this train runs into trouble, the merciless. is it as amusing as strugglethat’s result is a Rarely has a class disaster seemed so delightful! With music Benoit by Charest ( Belleville Rosa

Rosa Rosa

is the interweaving of individual and 9 min | HD Available in French ARTE France and the Produced by National Film Board of Canada reworked photos, Félix Dufour-Laperrièrecreates an unusual graphic world in which spaces overlap. public and private Rosa Rosa While war is thundering at the gates of together, the serenely live lover her and Rosa city, trying to preserve a fragile normality. Rosa by told storysimply love a via fates collective using animation this In themselves. couple the

L’ondée

Produced by Folimage and the Folimage Produced by National Film Board of Canada Available in French Available in French 8 min | HD never-ending busyness. Without words. Without busyness. never-ending The downpour gave a moment’s respite from respite moment’s a gave downpour The bus shelters, others are determined to risk it, it, risk to determined are others shelters, bus then the clouds and thin life out, continues. grinds grinds to a halt. Some pedestrians wait in A sudden rainstorm is city; everyone seeks unleashed Activity refuge. almost on a Rains Tying Your Your Tying En laçant mes souliers weaves weaves together the stories,

Featuring animated segments created by created segments animated Featuring 17 min | HD Available in French Canada of Board Film National the by Produced Tying Your Own Shoes Own Your Tying I tie thought “They my couldn’t own shoes… do I And could do it… I couldn’t thought They it!” syndrome, Down with adults young Own Shoes dreams and experiences of four exceptional artists guided who, by animation filmmaker Shira Avni, explain what is all about. needs” being “special -

Le souffle voilé de Bones

12 min | HD Available in French the and Ltd. Digital Glimpse of co-production A Canada of Board Film National Director Matthew Talbot-Kelly uses a Talbot-Kelly combi Director Matthew computer-generated and live-action of nation imagery world of to intrigue a create layered words. Without revelation. and The Trembling Veil of Bones Veil The Trembling Inside a darkened studio sounds filled of with ticking the gears and solitary cogs sits clockmaker, Bones. a This character peculiar parcels out his time in teaspoons mysterious a of arrival the until shadow, and his refuge. to leave propels him package - - - L’échine “What’s happened to us, my song my us, to happened “What’s

-winning director Chris Landreth. Chris director -winning ® he asks. A poignant story poignant A couple a of asks. he Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in in Canada of Board Film National the by Produced C.O.R.E. and Animation Copperheart with association of participation creative the with and Pictures, Digital of School College Seneca and Co. Canada Autodesk Arts Communication 11 min | HD Available in French bird?”, trapped in a spiral of mutual destruction, Oscar from ing, weeping, misshapen sphere of a woman, woman, a of sphere misshapen weeping, ing, and Dan is but a shriveled shadow of his formerself. ticularly tense counselling group session for After couples 26 living with co-dependency. years Mary a of has become rant marriage, The Spine Mary and Dan Rutherford are at a par

Animation 8 Animation 9 Vive la rose Vive features an innovative visual

Produced by Global Mechanic Inc. and the the and Inc. Mechanic Global by Produced Canada of Board Film National Available in French Available in French 6 min | HD

Without words. Without unusual physicality and mirrors the tragic love love tragic the mirrors and physicality unusual Alcock. Bruce Director From unfolds. it as story structure that, along with objects an film the gives like driftwood, fish and shells hooks, Vive la Rose in Newfoundland and based performed on by local a musician Emile Benoit, song tribute to his beloved. Filmed on location In an abandoned simple man fisherman’sraises his voice in cabin, melancholy a Vive la Rose