A couple weeks ago the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) launched the first of its films to be digitized and made available free online.
Today I finally checked out the website and was amazed at the number and diversity of the films – there are currently 700 films now online, with more to be added each month on lots of different topics and from as early as the 1920s.
The RailRodder (1965)
The Big Snit (1985)
Montreal by Night (1947)
Stitches in Time (1987)
Oma’s Quilt (Clip) (2007)
The animated films from the 1960s are great for illustration inspiration. If you imagined a scene as a framed picture, it would be very similar to some of the illustrations today characterized as having a crafty or DIY aesthetic.
The Great Toy Robbery
The House that Jack Built
My Financial Career (1962)
As a kid, some of these films had been an integral part of my Canadian childhood television viiewing experience. The Log Driver’s Waltz and The Sweater, anyone?
The Sweater (1980)
