Online Films
Selection of online resources providing access to documentaries and news stories on the North and the Arctic.
Some of the resources are freely available while others are restricted to members of the universities mentioned (restricted access), and are available under institutional licenses only.
To consult the various categories and subcategories that this collection contains, use the filter Collection.
Resources
Arthur Lamothe Collection (BAnQ)
Filmmaker Arthur Lamothe has devoted most of his work to raising awareness of the First Peoples of Quebec, mainly the Innu and their culture. This collection covers two of his documentaries shot in the 1970s: “Amerindian Culture” and “Previous Memory”. Through 81 short films, various subjects are discussed, including snowshoe making and butchering moose.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Online Films, *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Innu, Innu territory, Cultural identity
Curio.ca (Radio-Canada)
INRS (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | UQAM (Reserved Access) | UQTR (Reserved Access)
Documentaries, television and radio programs, podcasts, etc., produced by the CBC, many of which deal with Aboriginal realities, as well as the northern world.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Reserved Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Indigenous youth, Indigenous women, Indian residential schools, Inuit, Climate change, Animals, Arctic Ocean, CBC, Reports, Documentaries
Eye on the Arctic (Radio-Canada International)
Videos and news articles by journalists from the world's circumpolar countries, reporting about Arctic climate change and reality of Arctic communities and peoples.
Collection(s): *** Studying the North ***, Current perspectives, News, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Online Films, *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Documentaries, Television programs, CBC, Reports, Videos
Internet Archive
Archives of feature-length, educational, and amateur films as well as news reports about the Arctic.
Collection(s): *** Online Films ***
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Television archives, Documentaries, Films, Reports, Videos
IsumaTV
Web platform for videos filmed by Indigenous directors depicting the contemporary realities of First Nations peoples.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Online Films
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Documentaries, Films, Inuit, Videos
Les Docus
French-language documentaries about the Arctic.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Documentaries, French
NFB / Géographie et géologie - Arctique canadien (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Documentaries, Films, Videos, Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec, Labrador, Canadian arctic, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, NFB
NFB / Geography and Geology - Artic Region (National Film Board of Canada) (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Online Films, *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Documentaries, Films, Videos, Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec, Labrador, Canadian arctic, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, NFB
NFB / Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Online Films
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Documentaries, Films, Videos, Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec, Labrador, Canadian arctic, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, NFB
NFB / Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Online Films
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Documentaries, Films, Videos, Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec, Labrador, Canadian arctic, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, NFB
Parki Parka : Un mois à la Baie d'Hudson (BAnQ)
This short film, produced in 1951 by the priest Albert Tessier (1895-1976) for the government of Quebec, recounts the annual voyage of the ship Regina Polaris which supplies the isolated Oblate missions of the Canadian Far North. From the first stopover in Cape Dorset, passing through Chesterfield and Eskimo Point, to the last leg of the journey in Churchill, this film reflects Inuit customs and traditions.
Collection(s): Online Films
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Missionaries, Northern Quebec, Sea ice, Inuit
Polar explorations (National Geographic Society)
BAnQ (Online Film) | Concordia (Reserved Access)
Documentary series produced by the National Geographic Society and focusing on the two most extreme areas of the planet: the Arctic and the Antarctic. Discover the typical landscapes, the inhabitants, the wildlife and much more in this high quality educational series (22 episodes).
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - BAnQ Subscribers, Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Arctic fauna, Landscapes, Indigenous communities, History, Geology
Snowy OWL Talks
UArctic Snowy OWL Talks—videos based on public presentations by inspirational leaders—are designed to serve as supplementary course material for students studying in or about the North.
Collection(s): *** Online Films ***
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Talks, Snowy OWL Talks, UArctic, Videos
Takuvik
YouTube channel gathering dozens of videos produced by the research program Takuvik, associated with the Green Edge project, which seeks to understand the impact of environmental disturbances on Arctic, marine and terrestrial ecosystems and geosystems.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Climate change, Hunting and fishing, Dimethylsulfide, Marine ecosystem, Education, Argo floats, Inuit, Arctic Ocean, Phytoplankton, Green Edge Project, Satellites, Videos
The Polar Explorer (PBS)
Documentary film on the exploration of the Arctic aboard the icebreaker Admunsen which, during the three weeks crossing the Northwest Passage, highlights the effects of climate change on this area. (Mark Terry, PBS, 2012, 60 min.)
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - BAnQ Subscribers, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Exploration, Northwest Passage, Climate change, Films