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The Toronto Mediatheque is a centre for media literacy and a public access point for groundbreaking films from the NFB and around the world. The NFB Mediatheque's digital viewing stations, educational programming, screenings and special events have attracted more than 500,000 visitors since its doors opened in 2002.
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May 16 2012
A WORLD OF SHORTS: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
Stuck, with no place to go, and no help on the way! Whether it's an inescapable water tank, a subway car or an impossible mother, this collection of hopeless situations, unresolvable problems and...
May 26 to 27 2012
YOU ARE THE CITY BUILDER: BE A PART OF DOORS OPEN TORONTO
Interactive Experience Ever wonder what it would be like to walk on a steel beam high above the city? Come and cross a steel beam high above a virtual Toronto landscape! In our interactive installation,...
June 1 to 4 2012
TORONTO ANIMATED IMAGE SOCIETY (TAIS) & NFB ANIMATION BLOWOUT
FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 7PM TO 11PM TAIS SHOWCASE 2012 & ANIJAM: TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES A juried program highlighting recent animated works by independent artists. Screened in conjunction with the TAIS Showcase,...
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New Releases
OVER 6,000 FILMS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Settle into a custom screening on our Digital Viewing Stations. Experience hard-hitting documentaries, innovative animations, short films that are long on impact, new releases, archival footage, cinema classics and award winners of every genre.
New films include:
Weather Report (2008)
Brenda Longfellow
135 min.
Putting a face to the reality of global warming, the film illuminates the impact of recent climate change, delivering a new perspective to audiences worldwide. The question is no longer whether climate change is happening, but whether we can respond to the emergency before it's too late.
Namrata (2009)
Shazia Javed
9 min.
In this intensely personal short film, Namrata Gill – whose story was one of many real-life inspirations for Deepa Mehta's feature film Heaven on Earth – describes her six years in an abusive relationship, and how difficult leaving can be when you are part of a close-knit immigrant community.
The Socalled Movie (2010)
Garry Beitel
87 min.
The Socalled Movie is a dynamic kaleidoscopic portrait of Socalled, aka Josh Dolgin. He’s a multi-disciplinary musician and artist whose unique blend of klezmer, hip hop and funk is blasting through the boundaries that separate music of different cultures, eras and generations. Taking its cues from Socalled’s modus operandi, the documentary samples his work and offers up 18 entertaining, exquisitely edited short films about his constant creative process. Each film reveals something different, creating a nuanced picture of an individual who’s artistically fearless.
