Jacques Drouin Movies

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...

Winter Days is a 2003 animated film, directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto. It is based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684...

The stories of the battles that brought together a Polish cavalry officer, a Canadian captain, and a Polish underground member are told by the very...

A busload of women become stranded in an isolated part of the Canadian countryside. As they await rescue, they reflect on their lives through a...

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...

This film explores how Canada wavers between rejection and acceptance of closer ties with the United States, tracing the historical precedents of...

In Penticton, BC, most students graduating from the only high school in town know that job opportunities and higher education lie elsewhere, most...

This feature documentary follows three newly arrived people in Canada and their experiences with the Canadian Refugee process. As claims are assessed...

When a man becomes blind, his life is all turned around. He can only use his touch to get around in his house. The objects become enemies. But an...

This feature-length documentary paints a lively portrait of Father of Confederation and first premier of Newfoundland Joseph Roberts Smallwood, or...

Alexander Alekseev, Alyosha, Alfeoni ... artist, animator, inventor. The author of "Night on Bald Mountain" — one of the most mysterious films...

The time is early autumn. The woman wakes and dresses the boy. He practices with his sling while she spreads a caribou skin to dry. The boy picks...

A director and an editor, both women, cannot work on a movie presenting the rape of a nurse without reacting on the scenes they're working on, the...

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

This short satirical film takes us to Stereoville, a city where citizens must literally double up in their efforts to deal with the community’s...

The dramatic story of two youths--one French and one Indigenous--who share a pivotal time in Canada's history: the first contact between European and...

An animated film created from pastel drawings by Clorinda Warny, Premiers Jours traces the complete cycle of life, from birth to adulthood, in four...

Animated short film made in three parts on the pin screen by Alexeieff-Parker. With these three exercises, director Jacques Drouin experiments with...