Michael Rubbo Movies
- 1985
The Peanut Butter Solution
The Peanut Butter Solution5.71985HD
Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a...
- 1970
That Mouse
That Mouse01970HD
In this children’s film, a white mouse cavorts about the forest, mostly on the back of a bumbling black bear, creating such a stir that other...
- 1975
Waiting for Fidel
Waiting for Fidel5.81975HD
This feature-length documentary from 1974 takes viewers inside Fidel Castro's Cuba. A movie-making threesome hope that Fidel himself will star in...
- 1990
Vincent and me
Vincent and me51990HD
While sketching one day, 13 year old Jo encounters a mysterious art dealer who buys a few of her drawings and commissions her to do some more. Some...
- 1988
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller5.91988HD
When the joker Tommy Tricker plays some practical jokes on some of his friends, his best friend Ralph, a stamp collector, discovers the secret of...
- 1972
Cold Pizza
Cold Pizza01972HD
An engaging story of young enterprise, pitfalls, and eventual success that all young viewers will enjoy. It is about two young Greek boys in...
- 2001
Much Ado About Something
Much Ado About Something5.22001HD
Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?
- 1982
Unfinished Diary
Unfinished Diary81982HD
In this heartwarming docudrama, Chilean immigrant Marilú Mallet strives to make a film about her experience of deep isolation. Her...
- 1994
The Return of Tommy Tricker
The Return of Tommy Tricker5.61994HD
Welcome to the world of stamps with Tommy Tricker and friends as they learn the magic of travelling through time and space for the mere price of the...
- 2012
Murder on the Shanghai
Murder on the Shanghai02012HD
A murder mystery improvised by strangers on a ship traveling from Shanghai to Hong Kong.
- 1980
Challenger: An Industrial Romance
Challenger: An Industrial Romance01980HD
Follows the development of Canadair's super-executive jet. A totally new type of aircraft, it is faster, cheaper to fly, and more comfortable than...
- 1970
Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut
Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut01970HD
This short film presents Mr. Bate, an inventor who discovers a substitute for gasoline in barnyard manure. Even though he fits the classic mould of...
- 1970
Sad Song of Yellow Skin
Sad Song of Yellow Skin71970HD
A film about the people of Saigon told through the experiences of three young American journalists who, in 1970, explored the consequences of war and...
- 1984
Margaret Atwood: Once in August
Margaret Atwood: Once in August101984HD
In Margaret Atwood: Once in August, filmmaker Michael Rubbo attempts to discover what shapes the celebrated writer's fiction and what motivates her...
- 1970
Log House
Log House01970HD
This film is about the building of a traditional log cabin in Québec. It starts with the tree and finishes with the housewarming. While it is...
- 1968
Sir! Sir!
Sir! Sir!01968HD
Here is what happened in a Toronto classroom when teachers occupied the children's desks and children became the teachers. The film grew out of...
- 1986
Courage to Change
Courage to Change01986HD
This feature documentary is a sequel to the 1966 documentary The Things I Cannot Change, which, by focusing on the Bailey family of Montreal,...
- 1971
Wet Earth and Warm People
Wet Earth and Warm People01971HD
This documentary by Michael Rubbo (Waiting for Fidel) offers candid glimpses of Indonesia and its people. Filming in and around the capital of...
- 1968
Adventures
Adventures01968HD
This short live-action film tells the story of a little raccoon who encounters many adventures when he strays from home to explore the world.
- 1970
OK ... Camera
OK ... Camera01970HD
This documentary film is an exploration of Québec’s feature film industry. The film takes a look at the people who have succeeded in...