#StandForCanada #StandForCanada Youth Challenge: Grade 9-12 students at Catholic Central High School
This video was created by Grade 9-12 students in Ms. Fontana and Mrs. Loupas-Smith's Art classes at Catholic Central High School in Windsor, Ontario, for our #StandForCanada Youth Challenge.
- 2017
- 00:03:35
- 9-12
- Added on: 12/05/2017
The National A Canadian artist's efforts to capture stories of survival
A Saskatoon artist is using her portraits to examine two groups that suffered through oppression; in a way, bringing them face to face.
- 2019
- 00:03:01
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/28/2019
CBC Animation Abracadabra
The film is an allegorical tale cautioning against the dangers of exhausting an indispensable natural resource, here represented by the sun. Frédéric Back has long believed that animation for children should deliver a message in an entertaining manner.
- 1970
- 00:09:21
- 5-8
- Added on: 02/11/2014
My Brilliant Brain Accidental Genius
George Widener patiently writes down the dates for every Monday in the next 500 years – all 26,000 of them. An autistic savant, George possesses an ‘island of genius’ that enables him to do things an ordinary person would find impossible. To help unlock this enigma, George volunteers to undergo a brain scan – something most savants are too disabled ...
- 2007
- 00:47:10
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/27/2016
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Doc Zone Africa on the Move: The Modern Warrior (Part 3 of 4)
Nairobi, Kenya's energetic capital, is home to a massive influx of immigrants, exiles and dreamers. This metropolis of skyscrapers and slums is the backdrop for an absorbing tale of two clashing worlds. Perhaps no one understands the fragile intersection between traditional and modern life better than Moses ole Samante. An ambitious young Maasai, he runs a successful safari business from ...
- 2010
- 00:43:04
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/20/2013
The Art Show Aleena & Dezlin’s Rattle
Aleena and Dezlin are from Six Nations Reserve. Their modern and traditional dancing demonstrates how art and dance can bridge cultures.
- 2017
- 00:05:01
- 5-8
- Added on: 11/20/2017
CBC Animation All Nothing
For too long, we have held the mistaken belief that the world was created entirely for our benefit. As countless plant and animal species become extinct, our generous planet has little left to offer: clean water and lush forests are becoming increasingly rare. The film ends, however, on a positive note: Frédéric Back cherishes the hope that future generations will ...
- 1978
- 00:10:59
- 5-8
- Added on: 12/07/2013
Crash Gallery Alter Egos and Ready-mades
The third episode of Crash Gallery brings together three completely disparate artists — Meaghan Kennedy, a piñata maker; tattoo artist Jeremy Glen; and Avis O'Brien, a traditional Haida weaver — to create self-portraits and reckon with their alter egos.
- 2015
- 00:21:48
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/12/2016
CBC | Radio-Canada Documentary Another Kind Of Circus
In the 1970s, street entertainers became popular in Quebec, particularly in Montreal, with its flourishing bohemian arts scene. In 1981, a group of talented clowns helped form the École de cirque du Québec. Little did they know they were sowing the seeds of an entertainment giant: Cirque du Soleil. Founded in 1984 as an enthusiastic amateur troupe, Cirque du Soleil ...
- 2011
- 00:51:52
- 9-12
- Added on: 09/20/2013
Cross Country Checkup Art and reconciliation
The Secret Path is a powerful film about an Indigenous boy who dies escaping a residential school. Does art — films, books and music — offer the best path to heal historical wrongs? Guests include Joseph Boyden, award-winning author of Three Day Road, The Orenda and most recently the novella Wenjack; Susan Aglukark, Inuk singer and songwriter; Ry Moran, Director of the National Centre for ...
- 2016
- 01:53:03
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/10/2016
