Julie O'Brien

Amidst a mostly Catholic community, a small tiny Anglican church offers more to the community of Placentia than people may think, and holds many...

This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of...

The Priory is a public extended-care hospital in Victoria, British Columbia, for people suffering from chronic geriatric illnesses. Treatment is...

One man's hat is another man's treasure when it comes to the importance and significance of saving items of historic value.

Shot during three seasons, Kenuajuak's documentary tenderly portrays village life and the elements that forge the character of his people: their...

A documentary from 1987 featuring the life of early Chinese immigrants to the island of Newfoundland.

In a farmhouse on Cape Breton Island where Shawn Peter Dwyer, age 10, lives with his mother and nine brothers and sisters, children's pockets are...

Combining archival photos with new and found footage, this short film presents a personal, impressionistic rendering of what it's like growing up...

This short documentary includes three vignettes about life off the coast of Newfoundland. In Island of Birds, we visit Green Island, a sea bird...

William Wells defends the viability of Fogo Island and expresses his apprehension about the exodus of young people.

A documentary about Nain, a Labrador Inuit community located near the world's largest nickel and copper deposits. As commercial mining interests...

An instructional film profiling the dragnet fishing technique as practiced by Danish sailors.