Jacques Drouin Movies

A late-winter/early-spring sequence documenting lake-ice fishing, camp life, and subsistence practices.

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...

The undertaking of an enthusiastic group of scientists to transform an indoor cycle racing-track built for the 1968 Montréal Olympics into an...

A late-spring coastal sequence documenting seal hunting and processing on the sea ice.

Jacques Drouin's artistic trajectory is closely tied to the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen. No other filmmaker has employed the device with such...

A spring sea-ice sequence documenting travel, camp construction, domestic labor, and seal hunting among Netsilingmiut families.

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

Fleeing from some other children who want to beat him, Olivier meets the ghost of a Pirate who every hundred years tries to find a parchment. Olivier...

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...

A summer river sequence documenting stone-weir fishing, communal labor, and domestic life.

Some of life's most profound questions are tackled by ten children ranging in age from six to eleven. They give their spontaneous views on God, the...

This video focuses primarily on the implications of the structure and format of television, especially the consequences of concision, and how these...

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...

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

This feature-length documentary paints a lively portrait of Father of Confederation and first premier of Newfoundland Joseph Roberts Smallwood, or...

This short animated film follows Antoine, a young boy fascinated by his mysterious neighbour, a man rumoured to have once been a big game hunter....

When a man becomes blind, his life is all turned around. He can only use his touch to get around in his house. The objects become enemies. But an...

A late-spring sequence documenting domestic life, craft production, and a coordinated seal hunt on the sea ice.

Alexander Alekseev, Alyosha, Alfeoni ... artist, animator, inventor. The author of "Night on Bald Mountain" — one of the most mysterious films...

In Penticton, BC, most students graduating from the only high school in town know that job opportunities and higher education lie elsewhere, most...