Jacques Drouin Movies

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

In this non-narrative animated film inspired by composer François Couperin's harpsichord composition "Barricades mystérieuses," Jacques...

Students seeking greater control over the hiring of faculty occupy the offices of the Political Science Department at McGill University. The film...

This documentary tells the story of Max Ward, a former bush pilot whose company grew to become one of the major airlines in Canada. A study of...

The Pinscreen is a tool that was created in the 1930s to make animation films. Although it no longer provides any technical advantages, a handful of...

A lonely woman spends the winter isolated and reminiscing about the past as she waits for her husband to return from a prolonged absence.

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

Go head-to-head with an icebreaker. Plunge down a twisting mountain gorge. Soar through the clouds in the nosecone of a jet, then speed along with a...

This feature documentary retraces the century of haggling by successive federal and provincial governments to agree on a formula to bring home the...

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...

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...

With no commentary other than the music and words of the performers themselves, this fast-moving film presents the grandest Canadian concert of them...

A short documentary about singers Kate and Anna McGarrigle made by animator Caroline Leaf.

A woman plays out her existence on the screen of her life. Alcohol is the essence of her being. She imbibes her youth and becomes completely absorbed...

An animated film based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684 collection of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet...

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...

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...

This short animated film presents an allegorical portrait of a society where men have lost their autonomy in the struggle to be recognized by the...

The story of a young boy and his father, both of whom are enlisted to fight in the war. The boy's pride soon turns to fear as the bullets whistle...

a portrait of the changing social and political context of the nuclear family in the 1970s, focusing on four families of varying circumstances: a...