Martin Duckworth Movies

  • 1968
    The Ernie Game

    The Ernie Game

    The Ernie Game

    4.41968HD

    This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their...

    The Ernie Game
  • 1990
    Between Two Worlds

    Between Two Worlds

    Between Two Worlds

    01990HD

    This feature film is a documentary portrait of Joseph Idlout, a man who was once the world's most famous Inuit. Unknown to most Canadians today,...

    Between Two Worlds
  • 2014
    Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

    02014HD

    The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

    Documenting John Grierson
  • 2019
    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    82019HD

    The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which...

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
  • 1983
    No More Hibakusha!

    No More Hibakusha!

    No More Hibakusha!

    01983HD

    Survivors of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki travel to New York for a UN conference on disarming nuclear weapons.

    No More Hibakusha!
  • 2017
    1948: Creation & Catastrophe

    1948: Creation & Catastrophe

    1948: Creation & Catastrophe

    82017HD

    The shocking story of the establishment of the state of Israel told from the perspective of those who lived through the end of the British Mandate...

    1948: Creation & Catastrophe
  • 1996
    Power

    Power

    Power

    51996HD

    When Hydro-Québec announced its intention to proceed with the enormous James Bay II hydroelectric project, the 15,000 Cree who live in the...

    Power
  • 2019
    Outremont et les Hassidim

    Outremont et les Hassidim

    Outremont et les Hassidim

    02019HD

    OUTREMONT AND THE HASIDIM reveals the challenges of accommodating the “Hasidim” – or ultra-Orthodox Jews – in the affluent...

    Outremont et les Hassidim
  • 1967
    The World of One in Five

    The World of One in Five

    The World of One in Five

    01967HD

    A fifth of Canadians live at the subsistence level. This is a look at that world, where the street is home, and where poor shelter, poor food, poor...

    The World of One in Five
  • 1970
    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    71970HD

    A film about the people of Saigon told through the experiences of three young American journalists who, in 1970, explored the consequences of war and...

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin
  • 1980
    A Wives' Tale

    A Wives' Tale

    A Wives' Tale

    01980HD

    A film about the women who supported the 1978 miners strike against Inco, the multinational which owned the nickel mines in Sudbury, Ontario. As the...

    A Wives' Tale
  • 1966
    Trawler Fishermen

    Trawler Fishermen

    Trawler Fishermen

    01966HD

    This short film was shot on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and shows off the new technology employed on modern fishing boats in the mid-1960s. The...

    Trawler Fishermen
  • 1967
    Imperial Sunset

    Imperial Sunset

    Imperial Sunset

    01967HD

    This short satirical film, created entirely from archival footage, is about the British Empire—on which the sun never sets. The majority of the...

    Imperial Sunset
  • 2021
    Dear Audrey

    Dear Audrey

    Dear Audrey

    102021HD

    Martin Duckworth is a staunch defender of peace and justice and one of Quebec’s most important documentary filmmakers. Helped by his...

    Dear Audrey
  • 2004
    Through These Eyes

    Through These Eyes

    Through These Eyes

    02004HD

    A 1970s American elementary school program encouraging students to figure out for themselves the universal building blocks of human community —...

    Through These Eyes
  • 1968
    Data for Decision

    Data for Decision

    Data for Decision

    01968HD

    This short documentary is a portrait of the early era of computing and the process and implications of the digitization of large amounts of...

    Data for Decision
  • 1986
    Return to Dresden

    Return to Dresden

    Return to Dresden

    01986HD

    In 1945, Great Britain and the United States organized a bombing raid that devastated the ancient city of Dresden. This short documentary returns...

    Return to Dresden
  • 1966
    Never a Backward Step

    Never a Backward Step

    Never a Backward Step

    01966HD

    This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and...

    Never a Backward Step
  • 1966
    Angel

    Angel

    Angel

    6.51966HD

    In this short film, a young man, a girl and a dog attempt to fly with wings more symbolic than practical.

    Angel
  • 2005
    8:15 - August 6, 1945 Hiroshima

    8:15 - August 6, 1945 Hiroshima

    8:15 - August 6, 1945 Hiroshima

    6.52005HD

    It was a horrific event that changed the world in a millisecond. The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima ushered in a new age of imminent peril...

    8:15 - August 6, 1945 Hiroshima