Jacques Drouin Movies

A late-winter sea-ice sequence documenting camp building and seal hunting under extreme Arctic conditions.

A summer river sequence documenting stone-weir fishing, communal labor, and domestic life.

The undertaking of an enthusiastic group of scientists to transform an indoor cycle racing-track built for the 1968 Montréal Olympics into an...

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...

Beginning with Noam Chomsky's response to a college student who role-plays "Jane U.S.A."--someone who naively believes she lives in a democratic...

This video focuses primarily on the implications of the structure and format of television, especially the consequences of concision, and how these...

A spring sea-ice sequence documenting travel, camp construction, domestic labor, and seal hunting among Netsilingmiut families.

Fleeing from some other children who want to beat him, Olivier meets the ghost of a Pirate who every hundred years tries to find a parchment. Olivier...

In Penticton, BC, most students graduating from the only high school in town know that job opportunities and higher education lie elsewhere, most...

A late-spring coastal sequence documenting seal hunting and processing on the sea ice.

This feature-length drama explores the changing role of men in today's society by delving into the stories of 4 men and their relationships with...

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 late-winter/early-spring sequence documenting lake-ice fishing, camp life, and subsistence practices.

A summer sequence documenting the communal construction of a kayak and associated domestic and subsistence practices.

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...

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...

This short animated film follows Antoine, a young boy fascinated by his mysterious neighbour, a man rumoured to have once been a big game hunter....

This short documentary zooms in on Churchill, Manitoba, on the western curve of Hudson Bay. The town boomed for a while after it became the railhead...

This feature-length documentary analyzes television newscasts and, as a result, takes a look at the news industry as a whole. By tackling five major...