Although this isn’t free culture, it’s Canadian culture. I can’t watch videos on the NFB site because it uses a proprietary player. Fortunately for me (and all free software users), NFB makes its video available on YouTube as well. Video on YouTube is accessible with free software, and although it doesn’t license to share it is possible to embed the video here.
This is one of my all time…
Although this isn’t free culture, it’s Canadian culture. I can’t watch videos on the NFB site because it uses a proprietary player. Fortunately for me (and all free software users), NFB makes its video available on YouTube as well. Video on YouTube is accessible with free software, and although it doesn’t license to share it is possible to embed the video here.
This is one of my all time favourite Canadian winter films. It was commissioned by Canada Post, and dates back to the time Canada Post was invested in Canada and had a sense of humour. Although it is a cartoon, it does contain mature subject matter Viewer discretion is advised.
Enjoy this 1978 Oscar Winning NFB short directed by Eunice Macaulay & John Weldon.
Buster Keaton in “The Railrodder” (1965)
(my favourite) Silent Film Star Buster Keaton plays a world traveller in this NFB (Government of Canada) short film.
Arriving from across the pond, the Railrodder arrives on Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia from where he embarks on the scenic route across Canada by train…
well, sort of.
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Directed by Gerald Potterton & Buster Keaton (uncredited)
Writing by Buster Keaton & Gerald Potterton.
Starring Buster Keaton
As this was financed by the Government of Canada, it would presumably been made under Crown Copyright, which expires after 50 years, which would have expired in 2015, so I believe it is in the Public Domain. BUT sometimes the Government does weird things with Copyright so I can’t swear to it.