George C. Stoney Movies

  • 1978
    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran

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    American documentary film-maker George C. Stoney visits the Aran Islands to try and unravel some of the myths surrounding a film that had engrossed...

    How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran
  • 1969
    These Are My People...

    These Are My People...

    These Are My People...

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    This documentary short is the first film made by an all-Aboriginal film crew, training under the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. It was shot at...

    These Are My People...
  • 1960
    Booked for Safekeeping

    Booked for Safekeeping

    Booked for Safekeeping

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    A training film showing police officers how to deal with persons who are mentally ill.

    Booked for Safekeeping
  • 1972
    First Transmission of ACTV

    First Transmission of ACTV

    First Transmission of ACTV

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    This video documents the first cablecast of Austin Community Television (ACTV) in which George Stoney and a group of University of Texas students...

    First Transmission of ACTV
  • 1969
    You Are on Indian Land

    You Are on Indian Land

    You Are on Indian Land

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    The territory of Akwesasne straddles the Canada-U.S. border. When Canadian authorities prohibited the duty-free cross-border passage of personal...

    You Are on Indian Land
  • 1982
    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

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    Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.

    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
  • 1970
    When I Go - That's It!

    When I Go - That's It!

    When I Go - That's It!

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    Ex-fisherman Billy Crane in Brampton, Ontario, at an industrial job with regular hours. Here he tells why he left Fogo Island and says he has no...

    When I Go - That's It!
  • 1951
    Birthright

    Birthright

    Birthright

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    Chicken farmer John Lloyd learns the importance of blood tests when he gives his pregnant wife a dose of the clap after a one-night fling with a...

    Birthright
  • 1956
    The Boy Who Saw Through

    The Boy Who Saw Through

    The Boy Who Saw Through

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    A young boy has developed an ability to see through walls, much to the consternation of his stuffy Victorian parents.

    The Boy Who Saw Through
  • 1970
    Introduction to Labrador

    Introduction to Labrador

    Introduction to Labrador

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    This film deals with the problems affecting the remote communities of the Labrador coast--particularly the relocation of families in more populated...

    Introduction to Labrador
  • 1955
    The Invader

    The Invader

    The Invader

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    PSA about the history of Syphilis and the medical treatments used to combat it that's meant to raise the public awareness of the dangers of this...

    The Invader
  • 1949
    Palmour Street (A Study in Family Life)

    Palmour Street (A Study in Family Life)

    Palmour Street (A Study in Family Life)

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    Neorealist mental health film produced for parents and health care workers. Palmour Street shows the daily life of an African American family and...

    Palmour Street (A Study in Family Life)
  • 1975
    The Shepherd of the Night Flock

    The Shepherd of the Night Flock

    The Shepherd of the Night Flock

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    The Shepherd of the Night Flock is a documentary about a jazz ministry at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Manhattan which was led by Father John...

    The Shepherd of the Night Flock
  • 1969
    Up Against the System

    Up Against the System

    Up Against the System

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    People on welfare are rarely heard. What do they go through? How do they feel? How do concerned social and welfare workers feel about the welfare...

    Up Against the System
  • 1953
    All My Babies... A Midwife's Own Story

    All My Babies... A Midwife's Own Story

    All My Babies... A Midwife's Own Story

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    George Stoney investigates the living conditions, both good and bad, in the rural, segregated South.

    All My Babies... A Midwife's Own Story
  • 1995
    The Uprising of '34

    The Uprising of '34

    The Uprising of '34

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    Textile workers recall with pride the long- suppressed story of the General Textile Strike of 1934 when 500,000 Southern mill laborers walked off...

    The Uprising of '34
  • 1964
    How to Look at a City

    How to Look at a City

    How to Look at a City

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    Eugene Raskin paints a word portrait of New York, as seen by lovers, adventurers, and the star-struck, against a background of jazz. He contrasts old...

    How to Look at a City
  • 1971
    Nell and Fred

    Nell and Fred

    Nell and Fred

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    Two charming seniors consider the pros and cons of entering a "home". Do old-age institutions fit the needs of those they are designed to help?

    Nell and Fred
  • 1970
    Under Pressure

    Under Pressure

    Under Pressure

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    Targeted toward police officers, this film discusses personal and emotional problems related to the job. Made with Cleveland Police Dept.

    Under Pressure
  • 1971
    I Don't Think It's Meant for Us...

    I Don't Think It's Meant for Us...

    I Don't Think It's Meant for Us...

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    Tenants of public housing in Ottawa challenge the process of managing public housing projects in meetings with federal, provincial and municipal...

    I Don't Think It's Meant for Us...