Guy Glover

The Street (1977)

This film deals with a Jewish family in Montreal, Canada as they care for a dying grandmother and the young boy who is impatient to get the room he was promised as soon as she kicks the bucket. ...

Poets on Film No. 1 (1977)

This short film brings together animated interpretations of four poems by great Canadian wordsmiths: "Riverdale Lion" by John Robert Colombo, "A Kite Is a Victim" by Leonard Cohen, "Klaxon" by James Reaney and George Johnston's "The Bulge. ...

Poets on Film No. 2 (1977)

This short film brings together animated interpretations of 4 poems by great Canadian wordsmiths: "From the Hazel Bough" by Earle Birney, "Travellers Palm" by P.K. Page, "Death by Streetcar" by Raymond Souster, and "A Said Poem" by John Robert Colombo. ...

The Housewife (1975)

A study, in film animation, of a day in the life of a housewife, described without words, with a minimum of detail but with a perception all the more pertinent because of the simplicity of presentation. The film makes no judgments. It simply states the cas ...

Fluxes (1968)

Fluxes is Arthur Lipsett's view of the human condition and the mixed-up planet where humans are found. As in his other films (Very Nice, Very Nice; 21-87), Fluxes has a disconnected flow of images that, in their erratic way, build up into a cutting indictm ...

Flight (1967)

Take flight with this short film about the sport of gliding, and enjoy a captivating journey into near space, where all the beauty of earth and heaven meet at the wide-winged engineless craft poised between them. Filmed over the mountains of the Laurentian ...

Illegal Abortion (1967)

A dramatization that illustrates the situation of a young couple, particularly of the young woman, faced with an unwanted pregnancy and desiring an abortion forbidden by law. The film portrays her dilemma from the time the pregnancy is confirmed by her doc ...

The Drag (1966)

The film offers a comical look at dangers of addiction and the difficulties of quitting through the story of a chain smoker. ...

Angel (1966)

In this short film, a young man, a girl and a dog attempt to fly with wings more symbolic than practical. ...

Never a Backward Step (1966)

This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and even a baronetcy in England. A native of Timmins, Ontario, Thomson had a tremendous career as publisher, te ...

The Quiet Racket (1966)

This short film tells the amusing tale of a man who feels the common urge to escape the city's noise for the weekend. Made without words, but with a wide range of other sounds, this film tracks our hero to a perfect haven of pandemonium. The countryside, i ...

The Road to the West (1965)

When was Canada populated by Native Americans from the West? This film relates the discovery of the New World from the time of the Vikings, around 880, to Jacques Cartier. ...

23 Skidoo (1964)

If you erase the people of downtown America, the effect is bizarre, not to say disturbing. That is what this film does. It shows the familiar urban scene without a soul in sight: streets empty, buildings empty, yet everywhere there is evidence of recent li ...

Huit témoins (1964)

Filmed in 1964, this feature-length documentary by Jacques Godbout explores the world of delinquency through the stories of eight young people who have already committed offenses. With a touch of humor, the filmmaker paints a portrait of these youths from ...

David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker (1964)

This short film recreates the story of David Thompson – a man who, over the course of his lifetime, mapped a-million-and-a-half square miles of uncharted territory. His achievement remains unsurpassed. ...

The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson (1964)

This short film realistically portrays the conflict Henry Hudson experienced when he went in search of an open water route to the Orient, and no one would follow him. What he discovered instead was an inland sea, a discovery that ended in tragedy. ...

Selkirk of Red River (1964)

This film tells the story of the Red River settlement, now the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The pioneer venture of Thomas Douglas, Earl of Selkirk, to establish a colony brought opposition from the North West Company, the Hudson's Bay Company's powerful riv ...

Alexander Galt: The Stubborn Idealist (1962)

For Alexander Galt it was the middle of the road, until he saw some hope for his dream of a united Canada. What was he like, this stubborn idealist? How did he measure up to other political strongmen of his time? In this film you sense the personal clashes ...

Buddhism (1962)

In this short documentary we learn the back story of the Buddha – the religion he founded and how it is manifested today. Travel through Southeast Asia to India, Burma, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), Thailand, Japan, China and many other countries to disco ...

Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec (1962)

This short biopic profiles Montreal lawyer-turned-politician George-Étienne Cartier as he campaigns to unite English and French Canada under Confederation. The political world of a century ago comes to life as we hear debates in the Parliament of Upper an ...

Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1962)

This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine, the Chief Justice who died prematurely but left French Canada a legacy of political freedom. Shot entirely in Montreal, the film begins on the day of his death, and flashes back ...

Morning on the Lièvre (1961)

This short film offers a picturesque tour through the maple-wooded hills alongside Québec's Lièvre River in autumn to the accompaniment of acclaimed poet Archibald Lampman's poem Morning on the Lièvre. Trees are ablaze with colour, and their splendor is ...

Cattle Ranch (1961)

This short documentary offers a portrait of life on a cattle ranch, for both its human and animal inhabitants. Featuring sprightly music by folk singer Pete Seeger and narration by theatre actress Frances Hyland, the film is shot through the seasons on a l ...

Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God (1961)

This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary debate, and Speaker of the Lower House, his heart was with the people being pillaged by the business elite. Wh ...

Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle (1961)

This film is a reconstruction of Robert Baldwin's involvement in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. Though bound to the cause of constitutional reform by principle, Baldwin's heart was with the rebels and in the midst of armed revolt, he withdrew to fight ...

Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia (1961)

This short drama is a portrait of Nova Scotian journalist and politician Joseph Howe (1804-1873) and his battle for freedom of press. When, in 1835, Howe was accused of seditious libel, no lawyer dared defend him. Choosing to defend himself, he addressed t ...

Lord Durham (1961)

This short drama is a portrait of colonial administrator, Governor General and statesman Lord Durham (1792-1840). When Durham recommended self-government in Canada, he closed the door on his own political success. But in the end, the policies he declared f ...

The Promised Land (1959)

Pioneers struggle to establish a town in the harsh unsettled wilderness of northern Quebec during the depression. ...

Lord Elgin: Voice of the People (1959)

This short film tells the story of Lord Elgin, a man's whose faith in a nation's right to self-determination was stronger than the threat of the mob or his own fear of failure. Successor to Lord Durham, he established the principles on which Canadian gover ...

Mystery in the Kitchen (1958)

Why does a housewife concerned for her family's welfare feed them so inadequately that she endangers their very lives? The film is a humorous and satirical attempt to remind the average housewife that it is not enough to be aware of modern food facts; they ...

The Boy Who Saw Through (1956)

A young boy has developed an ability to see through walls, much to the consternation of his stuffy Victorian parents. ...

The Colour of Life (1955)

This film probes the perennial miracle of the growth of a seedling, the seasonal upsurge of life in a forest giant, and the mysterious alchemy of a single leaf. Presented in magnified dimension through time-lapse photography and animated diagrams, a maple ...

The Stratford Adventure (1954)

This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre. The film tells how the idea grew, how a famous British director, international stars and Canadian talent w ...

Herring Hunt (1953)

Herring Hunt is a 1953 French-English language documentary about the operations of a herring boat off the coast of British Columbia, directed by Julian Biggs, written by Leslie McFarlane, and produced by Guy Glover. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best S ...

Farewell Oak Street (1953)

This documentary presents a before-and-after picture of people in a large-scale public housing project in Toronto. Due to a housing shortage, they were forced to live in squalid, dingy flats and ramshackle dwellings on a crowded street in Regent Park North ...

The Calèche Driver (1953)

A tongue-in-cheek archival film documenting a day in the life of a veteran horse-drawn carriage driver. Though the tourists that flock to the historic avenues of the Old City have changed considerably, the Old World charm of Québec City is timeless. ...

Canada's Atom Goes to Work (1952)

Canada, rich in uranium, is harnessing atomic science for peacetime living. This film provides a progress report on nuclear research conducted at the atomic energy plant at Chalk River, Ontario, and shows some of the constructive applications of atomic ene ...

The Romance of Transportation in Canada (1952)

A humorous survey of the history of the development of transportation technology in Canada. ...

O Canada (1952)

This very short stereoscopic film by Evelyn Lambart uses drawings to suggest movement across Canada's ever-changing countryside. ...

Winter Week-end (1952)

A short comedy about a group of skiers who end up spending their skiing weekend in the Gatineaus enjoying themselves despite their mishaps--but never making it onto the hill. ...

Marching the Colours (1952)

An experiment in film animation, visualizing a well-known military march in abstract, geometric patterns of colour. Bold hues move, march, blend and separate in a dynamic pattern of mobile forms, giving colour and shape to the sound patterns of the music. ...

L'abatis (1952)

De père en fils (1951)

Opera School (1951)

A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the achievements of a young girl at the Toronto Opera School. ...

The Fight: Science Against Cancer (1950)

This Oscar-nominated short explores the genesis of cancerous cells and the mid-20th century state of research into the fight against cancer. The film questions the differences between normal cell growth in the human body and the subversive growth of cancer ...

Fridolinons (1945)

Lining the Blues (1939)

An experimental animation film in which the images were hand-drawn directly onto clear film by Guy Glover. The colourful moving forms capture the spirit of Andy's Blues, played by pianist Joe Sullivan. Originally made in 1939, the film was restored in 1984 ...

The Drag (1966)

The film offers a comical look at dangers of addiction and the difficulties of quitting through the story of a chain smoker. ...

It's a Crime (1957)

A suave safecracker offers his reflections on wintertime unemployment in Canada. ...

Many Waters (1938)