Adam Symansky Movies

Documentary on the German luxury liner St. Louis that sailed from Hamburg to Cuba in 1939 carrying 937 German Jews. For 30 excruciating days the ship...

This short film serves as a poem-on-film about the coming of the machine age on the eve of World War I. Images and sounds combine to recreate a...

This feature documentary is a portrait of Adélard Godbout, the largely forgotten man who was Premier of Quebec from 1939 to 1944. During his...

This feature documentary traces the political career of T.C. (Tommy) Douglas, former premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party,...

Brief history and profile of Inuit communities in Northern Labrador and the role of the Moravian missionaries in the region. Warning for outdated and...

This feature documentary by Alanis Obomsawin is a thoughtful tribute to Norman Cornett, a McGill University professor celebrated by scores of...

A look at the Mau Mau Rebellion of the 1950s as experienced by filmmaker Donald McWilliams.

This documentary short is a portrait of violinist, composer and dreamer Maurice Zbriger, who shared his music with Montrealers for over half a...

This video focuses on the formative influences in Noam Chomsky's life--those factors which enable him to become a politically engaged intellectual....

In this video, Noam Chomsky concentrates on the contemporary institutions and powers which have set limits on human progress and offers us some...

This documentary film focuses on the animal life that survives in this harsh arctic climates at the edge of the ice - from the simple algae to...

This feature documentary highlights the nature of Arctic sea ice, and its crucial importance to life in the Far North. Underwater photography...

The search for paradise is one way we express the human journey, a journey marked by turning points, watersheds. At these moments, consciousness...

A retrospective of documentary films by Donald Brittain offering a glimpse of the man and the restless energy that informed his work. Dedicated and...

With moving stories from a range of characters from her Kahnawake Reserve, Mohawk filmmaker, Tracey Deer, reveals the divisive legacy of more than a...

This film is about the francization of Québec that has taken place since the Parti Québécois won power from the Liberals in...

Working Like Crazy is a fresh look at the struggles and victories of some former mental health patients who work in businesses owned and run by other...

This short film celebrates Canada from coast to coast with the national anthem. This version of the anthem was arranged on the occasion of the 1976...