Jacques Drouin Movies

An animated film based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684 collection of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet...

In this non-narrative animated film inspired by composer François Couperin's harpsichord composition "Barricades mystérieuses," Jacques...

A lonely woman spends the winter isolated and reminiscing about the past as she waits for her husband to return from a prolonged absence.

An early-autumn sequence documenting domestic life and a coordinated communal caribou hunt at a river crossing camp.

This film explores how Canada wavers between rejection and acceptance of closer ties with the United States, tracing the historical precedents of...

A short documentary about singers Kate and Anna McGarrigle made by animator Caroline Leaf.

This feature documentary retraces the century of haggling by successive federal and provincial governments to agree on a formula to bring home the...

The Pinscreen is a tool that was created in the 1930s to make animation films. Although it no longer provides any technical advantages, a handful of...

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

This feature documentary follows three newly arrived people in Canada and their experiences with the Canadian Refugee process. As claims are assessed...

Students seeking greater control over the hiring of faculty occupy the offices of the Political Science Department at McGill University. The film...

This documentary tells the story of Max Ward, a former bush pilot whose company grew to become one of the major airlines in Canada. A study of...

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

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

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...

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

A late-autumn seasonal sequence documenting camp building, fishing, tool-making, and preparation for winter as a Netsilingmiut family travels...

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

Go head-to-head with an icebreaker. Plunge down a twisting mountain gorge. Soar through the clouds in the nosecone of a jet, then speed along with a...

In this short, an artist creates a painting of the landscape he sees, then finds he can literally climb into the picture to see the fantastic world...