Movies: George C. Stoney
- 1969
Up Against the System (1969)
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People on welfare are rarely heard. What do they go through? How do they feel? How do concerned social and welfare workers feel about the welfare system? What is welfare supposed to do? In this film, welfare recipients and social case workers talk ab...
- 1960
Booked for Safekeeping (1960)
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A training film showing police officers how to deal with persons who are mentally ill....
- 1969
You Are on Indian Land (1969)
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The territory of Akwesasne straddles the Canada-U.S. border. When Canadian authorities prohibited the duty-free cross-border passage of personal purchases - a right established by the Jay Treaty of 1794 - Kanien'kéhaka protesters blocked the internat...
- 1956
The Boy Who Saw Through (1956)
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A young boy has developed an ability to see through walls, much to the consternation of his stuffy Victorian parents....
- 1978
How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran (1978)
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American documentary film-maker George C. Stoney visits the Aran Islands to try and unravel some of the myths surrounding a film that had engrossed him as a youngster - Robert Flaherty's famous documentary "Man of Aran" released in 1934....
- 1969
These Are My People... (1969)
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This documentary short is the first film made by an all-Aboriginal film crew, training under the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. It was shot at Akwesasne (St. Regis Reserve). Two spokesmen explain historical and other aspects of Longhouse religio...
- 1982
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time (1982)
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Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall....
- 1970
Introduction to Labrador (1970)
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This film deals with the problems affecting the remote communities of the Labrador coast--particularly the relocation of families in more populated centres that offer better employment opportunities, school and medical facilities. The role played by ...
- 1951
Birthright (1951)
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Chicken farmer John Lloyd learns the importance of blood tests when he gives his pregnant wife a dose of the clap after a one-night fling with a lonely waitress....
- 1972
First Transmission of ACTV (1972)
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This video documents the first cablecast of Austin Community Television (ACTV) in which George Stoney and a group of University of Texas students assembled playback equipment on a hilltop at the cable system's head-end....
- 1995
The Uprising of '34 (1995)
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Textile workers recall with pride the long- suppressed story of the General Textile Strike of 1934 when 500,000 Southern mill laborers walked off their jobs....
- 1955
The Invader (1955)
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PSA about the history of Syphilis and the medical treatments used to combat it that's meant to raise the public awareness of the dangers of this insidious modern plague and the necessity of blood screenings and treatments....
- 1949
Palmour Street (A Study in Family Life) (1949)
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Neorealist mental health film produced for parents and health care workers. Palmour Street shows the daily life of an African American family and demonstrates how good parenting prepares children for adulthood and nurtures emotional growth....
- 1969
When I Go - That's It! (1969)
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Ex-fisherman Billy Crane in Brampton, Ontario, at an industrial job with regular hours. Here he tells why he left Fogo Island and says he has no regrets. (See also Billy Crane Moves Away.)...
- 1975
The Shepherd of the Night Flock (1975)
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The Shepherd of the Night Flock is a documentary about a jazz ministry at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Manhattan which was led by Father John Garcia Gensel....
- 1971
Nell and Fred (1971)
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Two charming seniors consider the pros and cons of entering a "home". Do old-age institutions fit the needs of those they are designed to help?...
- 1969
Under Pressure (1969)
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Targeted toward police officers, this film discusses personal and emotional problems related to the job. Made with Cleveland Police Dept....
- 1969
Planning for Floods (1969)
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The film was commissioned by the Environmental Defense Fund, an organization founded by Dennis Puleston and others, to raise public awareness of dangers inherent in the way we were responding to the environment a half-century ago....
- 1953
All My Babies... A Midwife's Own Story (1953)
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George Stoney investigates the living conditions, both good and bad, in the rural, segregated South....
- 1971
I Don't Think It's Meant for Us... (1971)
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Tenants of public housing in Ottawa challenge the process of managing public housing projects in meetings with federal, provincial and municipal officials....