Roman Kroitor Movies
- 1953
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
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In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to...
- 1959
Glenn Gould: On the Record
Glenn Gould: On the Record7.81959HD
This short documentary (the second of two parts) follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding...
- 1958
The Days Before Christmas
The Days Before Christmas01958HD
This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santas, Brink's messengers, kindergarten angels and...
- 1961
The Days of Whisky Gap
The Days of Whisky Gap01961HD
Rousing tales of the North-West Mounted Police are brought to life through photos and artists' sketches. In 1873, the North-West Mounted Police were...
- 1958
Memory of Summer
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An attempt to recapture the magic of childhood as the cameras follow children at play.
- 1961
Festival in Puerto Rico
Festival in Puerto Rico01961HD
This short documentary features Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester as she sings at the Festival Casals, a musical event founded by the great...
- 1970
Tiger Child
Tiger Child01970HD
It was the time when fire got stolen by tigers so uncle tiger gets his sisters son to get back the fire but when he gets to the village he forgets...
- 1959
Glenn Gould: Off the Record
Glenn Gould: Off the Record01959HD
Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage. It is an aspect of Gould previously known only to the collie pacing...
- 1980
Nose and Tina
Nose and Tina01980HD
The unusual story of Nose and Tina, 2 people in love. He is employed as a brakeman, she as a sex worker.
- 1959
The End of the Line
The End of the Line01959HD
This documentary short offers a nostalgic look at the steam locomotive as it passes from reality to history. In its heyday, the big smoke-belching...
- 1958
A Foreign Language
A Foreign Language01958HD
This film observes, in a Montréal public school, the teaching of English to immigrant children. To thousands of children arriving in Canada...
- 1960
The Cars in Your Life
The Cars in Your Life01960HD
A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe's...
- 1963
Toronto Jazz
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Toronto is regarded as the third largest jazz centre in North America. This film features a cross-section of jazz bands of that city: the Lenny Breau...
- 1957
It's a Crime
It's a Crime01957HD
A suave safecracker offers his reflections on wintertime unemployment in Canada.
- 1966
Stravinsky
Stravinsky7.71966HD
This documentary is an informal portrait of the great modern composer Igor Stravinsky. Proudly American, though still very much an Old World figure...
- 1962
The Living Machine
The Living Machine01962HD
In two half-hour parts, The Living Machine explores the progress made in electronics technology and looks forward to an exciting world-to-be....
- 1958
Blood and Fire
Blood and Fire01958HD
The Salvation Army in action. Band rehearsals, personal reminiscences of an Army officer, and an unrehearsed "coming to Christ" in the Army Citadel...
- 2006
Live Before the Letter
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Thanks to the development of techniques and the adventurous spirit of pioneering filmmakers, among whom Michel Brault occupies a central place, a new...
- 1958
Country Threshing
Country Threshing01958HD
This short documentary records the rural sights and sounds of the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The day of the big stationary threshing machine is...
- 1966
The Baymen
The Baymen01966HD
Baymen, no matter where they go, remain above all else Newfoundlanders. They were born to the sea, to a place in the life of their cliffside village,...