The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood 1986

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Faustus is a clerk in St. John's at the Newfoundland Department of Education. He dreams of becoming ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada. In the real world, Faustus' boss Eddie Peddle plans to indoctrinate the citizenry of Newfoundland with a cult-like geometric theory known as Total Education, but Peddle may be foiled by the revelation of a secret from his past career.

1986

An Untidy Package: Women and the Newfoundland Cod Moratorium

An Untidy Package: Women and the Newfoundland Cod Moratorium 1997

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An Untidy Package sets out to dispel the popular misconception that Newfoundland women weren’t major players in the cod fishery before the moratorium, and that the federal compensation they received was only added to their husband’s claims to increase their family’s allowance. We learn at the outset that one third of the 35,000 workers displaced were women. Using the viewpoint of some of these women, this video examines the cod crisis and its social implications for families.

1997

Elapse

Elapse 2024

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A young man who is riddled with dread about identifying his calling in life seeks the advice of an older man who is all too familiar of the insidious tragedy that connects the both of them in the claustrophobic space they occupy.

2024

Fishbowl

Fishbowl 2022

1

When Newfoundland locks down during the COVID-19 pandemic, a former dancer becomes further trapped in a toxic relationship with her emotionally abusive husband. Increasingly isolated and with only a goldfish as a friend, she is forced to choose between placating her husband and freeing herself.

2022

When Ponds Freeze Over

When Ponds Freeze Over 1998

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Mary recounts to her daughter Eva the childhood story of when Mary and her father fell through the ice on a frozen pond.

1998

The Door

The Door 2023

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Struggling to deal with the loss of her husband, Mary has not yet been able to enter the room in which he took his own life, let alone even open the door. After starting to hear tormenting voices and strange noises coming from inside, Mary must finally confront the reality of her situation and open The Door.

2023

R-Rated

R-Rated 2002

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A teacher attempts to teach his students to properly enunciate the letter 'R'.

2002

Finding Mary March

Finding Mary March 1988

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This film discusses the search for the last remains of Demasduit (Mary March), one of the last of the Indigenous Beothuk people, set in the Red Indian Lake area of Central Newfoundland. A young girl, Bernadette Buchans, believes that she is related to Mary March. Throughout the whole film, Bernadette and her father Ted are searching for the grave of her mother. An archaeologist/ photographer, Nancy George, accompanies them and she also believes that she has family connections to the Beothuks.

1988

Slipway

Slipway 1978

1

A young man receiving medical treatment in the hospital reminisces about fishing in the small dory his grandfather owned.

1978

The Odds of That

The Odds of That 2023

1

Ann and Amy are sisters with a positive relationship, despite being very different people. They have been separated for the last two years due to Covid and work/ life situations. They are finally together to reconnect and share their lives as new moms. They are both in for a surprise.

2023

First Position

First Position 2023

10.00

A person who hates all their clothes struggles to decide what to wear to a house party. At the party they see their ex-it’s-complicated with a new partner. A tense interaction sparks a nascent lifestyle change.

2023

The Fourth Minute

The Fourth Minute 2010

1

A comedy about a fairly neurotic fella waiting in his car for his new girlfriend as they make a 3 minute pit stop on their way to a movie, and all that goes through the poor guy's head.

2010

Moving On

Moving On 2016

1

In this hilarious tale about facing adult responsibility, a young couple with relationship troubles must choose between talking things through or using their newly acquired magic wands to resolve their issues.

2016

Attar of Roses

Attar of Roses 2023

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A man returns home to attend the funeral of a past love. When he receives a package she left for him, it takes him down a road of long-forgotten memories and a classic haunting romance.

2023

Pillowtalk

Pillowtalk 2005

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When two halves of a young couple can't get to sleep one night, a petty argument starts over nothing. As their frustration grows and the fight escalates, it becomes clear that what they aren't telling each other is what's really bothering them.

2005

Epilogue

Epilogue 2008

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The morning after a drunken romp, Henry and Evelyn reveal that they have shared more than just a simple night.

2008

Bounce

Bounce 2022

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When a boy from Darcy's cadet corps insists she attend the Trampoline Social, she sets off for a dramatic evening of self-acceptance and sweet backflips.

2022

Examination of Conscience

Examination of Conscience 2015

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Set against the backdrop of the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1960's, 'Examination of Conscience' follows two brothers of questionable morals. This snapshot of their lives shows how they and their peers cope with the pressures of their time.

2015

The Gaze

The Gaze 2023

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Ginok Song, a South Korean artist living and painting in a small fishing village in Newfoundland, explores what home is, who she was, and where she is now. Ginok examines the choice to become an artist as a need to explore self-expression, an intimate journey to know herself through the female gaze.

2023