Roman Kroitor Movies
- 1963
Toronto Jazz
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Toronto is regarded as the third largest jazz centre in North America. This film features a cross-section of jazz bands of that city: the Lenny Breau...
- 1959
Emergency Ward
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This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.
- 1959
Glenn Gould: Off the Record
Glenn Gould: Off the Record01959HD
Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage. It is an aspect of Gould previously known only to the collie pacing...
- 1958
The Days Before Christmas
The Days Before Christmas01958HD
This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santas, Brink's messengers, kindergarten angels and...
- 1980
Nose and Tina
Nose and Tina01980HD
The unusual story of Nose and Tina, 2 people in love. He is employed as a brakeman, she as a sex worker.
- 1958
Police
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The misbehaving public performs for the camera in a half-hour miscellany of misdeeds. In a behind-the-scenes look at the hour-by-hour operation of a...
- 1962
The Living Machine
The Living Machine01962HD
In two half-hour parts, The Living Machine explores the progress made in electronics technology and looks forward to an exciting world-to-be....
- 1959
The End of the Line
The End of the Line01959HD
This documentary short offers a nostalgic look at the steam locomotive as it passes from reality to history. In its heyday, the big smoke-belching...
- 1970
The Reality Trip
The Reality Trip01970HD
Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema which looks at how technological innovations - from widescreen to 3D, Cinerama to Showscan and IMAX -...
- 1978
Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka
Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka01978HD
This feature documentary is a portrait of one of Canada's most celebrated authors, Margaret Laurence. Born in a small Prairie town in Manitoba,...
- 1978
The Red Dress
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Kelly is a Métis man without treaty or hunting rights, struggling to sustain his traditional life. His daughter Theresa longs for a red dress...
- 1966
The Baymen
The Baymen01966HD
Baymen, no matter where they go, remain above all else Newfoundlanders. They were born to the sea, to a place in the life of their cliffside village,...
- 1977
Hold the Ketchup
Hold the Ketchup01977HD
This short documentary is about newcomers to Canada and what they eat. Funny, mouth-watering and visually delectable, it takes us into the specialty...
- 1957
It's a Crime
It's a Crime01957HD
A suave safecracker offers his reflections on wintertime unemployment in Canada.
- 1958
Country Threshing
Country Threshing01958HD
This short documentary records the rural sights and sounds of the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The day of the big stationary threshing machine is...
- 1960
The Cars in Your Life
The Cars in Your Life01960HD
A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe's...
- 1961
Festival in Puerto Rico
Festival in Puerto Rico01961HD
This short documentary features Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester as she sings at the Festival Casals, a musical event founded by the great...
- 1958
Blood and Fire
Blood and Fire01958HD
The Salvation Army in action. Band rehearsals, personal reminiscences of an Army officer, and an unrehearsed "coming to Christ" in the Army Citadel...
- 1970
Tiger Child
Tiger Child01970HD
It was the time when fire got stolen by tigers so uncle tiger gets his sisters son to get back the fire but when he gets to the village he forgets...
- 1966
Stravinsky
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This documentary is an informal portrait of the great modern composer Igor Stravinsky. Proudly American, though still very much an Old World figure...