Catch the Sun

Jan 1, 1973

0h 22m

★ 7.5

Overview

A fast-paced collage of Ontario life. Highlights include a rollercoaster ride, a hair-raising speedboat skim along Ottawa's Rideau Canal, a downhill ski run through the trees on a Thunder Bay trail, and the sleek beauty of a small fleet of ice boats whistling over a gleaming lake.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Himself

Stompin' Tom Connors

A reframing of the classic tale of Narcissus, the director draws on snippets of conversation with a trusted friend to muse on gender and identity. Just as shimmers are difficult to grasp as knowable entities, so does the concept of a gendered self feel unknowable except through reflection. Is it Narcissus that Echo truly longs for, or simply the Knowing he possesses when gazing upon himself?

6.9

A Slice of Lynch

Oct 30, 2007

David Lynch, Mädchen Amick, Kyle MacLachlan and John Wentworth reminisce about "Twin Peaks" while seated at a diner counter.

6.2

Aircraft Carrier - Guardian of the Seas

Jun 17, 2016

One of the greatest engineering feats in history, the modern US nuclear carrier is a masterpiece of technology, and the flagship of a fleet.

4.8

Gingers

Dec 12, 2013

Redheads. Fire crotches… This film collects samples of their testimonials and their body hair and skin. About being different genetically, about gay gingers, doubly in a minority, from Ireland to Israel to Brazil. A film made especially for ginger lovers.

6.0

Silence

May 26, 1998

A portrait of a family living in a village in Masuria.

5.8

Ocean Wonderland 3D

Feb 11, 2003

Shot on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and in the Bahamas, Ocean Wonderland brings to you the amazing beauty of the many varieties of coral and the immense diversity of the marine life thriving there.

4.8

India: Kingdom of the Tiger

Jun 14, 2002

Journey across India, a breath taking land shaped by a myriad of cultures, customs and traditions. Come face to face with the Bengal Tiger and explore the work of this majestic creature with stunning clarity. Soar over blue-hazed Himalayan peaks and sweep down towards the thundering Indian Ocean as we celebrate the power and beauty of India's greatest ambassador - the mighty Bengal Tiger.

7.0

To Thine Own Self Be True

Nov 23, 2023

An experimental study of nature through three stories and how we have destroyed it.

7.5

Fires of Kuwait

Jun 9, 1992

After Saddam Hussein had the Kuwait Oil wells lit up, teams from all over the world fought those fires for months. They had to save the oil resources, as well as reduce air pollution. The different teams developed different techniques of extinguishing the fires. Man's emergency creativity can be seen at it's best.

0.0

The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural

Sep 7, 1977

Rare 1977 documentary short hosted by Christopher Lee on the occult. Topics range from witch covens, Astrology, psychic powers, seances and astral projection, amongst others.

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0.0

Navajo Canyon Country

Jan 1, 1954

Overview of the Navajo people and the relationship to their land in Northern Arizona.

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0.0

Apache

Jan 1, 1953

Short about the daily life of the Apaches, including their ceremonies.

6.3

Blow-Ups of 1947

Dec 31, 1947

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1947.

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3.3

Translating History to Screen

Jun 10, 2008

Translating History to Screen (2008) Video Short - 10 June 2008 (USA)

6.8

Ghosts of the Abyss

Apr 10, 2003

With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts as well as friend Bill Paxton, James Cameron embarks on an unscripted adventure back to the wreck of the Titanic where nearly 1,500 souls lost their lives almost a century ago.

5.5

The Spirit of Norway

May 8, 1988

A 4 year-old boy stands in awe of a 1,000 year-old Viking boat in a small Norwegian museum and finds within its silent grace an impressionistic sweep of picture and music revealing the rich spirit of Norway and its people. (This is the movie that was shown after the Maelstrom Ride in Epcot Center)

6.0

Against the Tide

Jan 14, 2021

A remote and wild island on the west coast of Scotland is home to a small group of people that live in deep connection with the land, the sea and the weather. For different reasons, they left their city life to escape their inner demons and to live as eco-friendly and sustainable as possible.

7.0

EXPO 67 Mission Impossible

Apr 25, 2017

This documentary let us to relive the challenge of the men behind the 1967 Universal Exposition in Montréal, Canada. By searching trough 80,000 archival documents at the national Archives, they managed to bring light on one of the biggest logistical and political challenges that were faced by organizers during the "Révolution Tranquille" in the Québec sixties. Includes the accounts of the Chief of Advertising Yves Jasmin, and businessman Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien.

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0.0

Anonymous

Jan 9, 2017

A short film about the changing face of London Soho and the implications of gentrification on Mimi, an aging transvestite.

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