Newfoundland Scene

On July 1st, 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment took part in a massive First World War offensive on the Somme, led by the British. At Beaumont Hamel...

Ben Power interviews his father, Darrell Power of Great Big Sea, and asks what it was like on the road, being away from his family, and how being in...

Combining archival photos with new and found footage, this short film presents a personal, impressionistic rendering of what it's like growing up...

This short film depicts Newfoundland’s “old times” as seen by Julie O’Brien, an 11-year-old living in Tors Cove. Told in the...

This short documentary includes three vignettes about life off the coast of Newfoundland. In Island of Birds, we visit Green Island, a sea bird...

One man's hat is another man's treasure when it comes to the importance and significance of saving items of historic value.

A film on the "SAPPHIRE", the oldest identified wreck in Canadian waters. Parks Canada's underwater archaeology team is responsible for the...

William Wells defends the viability of Fogo Island and expresses his apprehension about the exodus of young people.

A documentary from 1987 featuring the life of early Chinese immigrants to the island of Newfoundland.

This feature-length documentary paints a lively portrait of Father of Confederation and first premier of Newfoundland Joseph Roberts Smallwood, or...

A woman is forcibly placed in Priory, as the filmmakers follow her struggles to adapt.

Two women discuss the roles and problems of women, education, and shopping on Fogo Island.