Jacques Drouin Movies

A short documentary about singers Kate and Anna McGarrigle made by animator Caroline Leaf.

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...

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

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...

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

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

Beginning with Noam Chomsky's response to a college student who role-plays "Jane U.S.A."--someone who naively believes she lives in a democratic...

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 summer sequence documenting the communal construction of a kayak and associated domestic and subsistence practices.

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

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

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....

This feature-length documentary analyzes television newscasts and, as a result, takes a look at the news industry as a whole. By tackling five major...

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

Fictional character played by 24 different actresses, Françoise Durocher is altogether small time waitress, hostess and barmaid. Together,...

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

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...

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...

This feature-length drama explores the changing role of men in today's society by delving into the stories of 4 men and their relationships with...