Jacques Drouin Movies

This documentary tells the story of Max Ward, a former bush pilot whose company grew to become one of the major airlines in Canada. A study of...

In this non-narrative animated film inspired by composer François Couperin's harpsichord composition "Barricades mystérieuses," Jacques...

This film explores how Canada wavers between rejection and acceptance of closer ties with the United States, tracing the historical precedents of...

A lonely woman spends the winter isolated and reminiscing about the past as she waits for her husband to return from a prolonged absence.

Students seeking greater control over the hiring of faculty occupy the offices of the Political Science Department at McGill University. The film...

An animated film based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684 collection of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet...

Go head-to-head with an icebreaker. Plunge down a twisting mountain gorge. Soar through the clouds in the nosecone of a jet, then speed along with a...

The Pinscreen is a tool that was created in the 1930s to make animation films. Although it no longer provides any technical advantages, a handful of...

A woman plays out her existence on the screen of her life. Alcohol is the essence of her being. She imbibes her youth and becomes completely absorbed...

This feature documentary follows three newly arrived people in Canada and their experiences with the Canadian Refugee process. As claims are assessed...

A busload of women become stranded in an isolated part of the Canadian countryside. As they await rescue, they reflect on their lives through a...

The story of a young boy and his father, both of whom are enlisted to fight in the war. The boy's pride soon turns to fear as the bullets whistle...

This short satirical film takes us to Stereoville, a city where citizens must literally double up in their efforts to deal with the community’s...

This short animated film presents an allegorical portrait of a society where men have lost their autonomy in the struggle to be recognized by the...

A late-autumn seasonal sequence documenting camp building, fishing, tool-making, and preparation for winter as a Netsilingmiut family travels...

In this short, an artist creates a painting of the landscape he sees, then finds he can literally climb into the picture to see the fantastic world...

An early-autumn sequence documenting domestic life and a coordinated communal caribou hunt at a river crossing camp.

A late-winter sea-ice sequence documenting camp building and seal hunting under extreme Arctic conditions.

With no commentary other than the music and words of the performers themselves, this fast-moving film presents the grandest Canadian concert of them...

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...