60 Second Histories
British soldier's equipment 1914-15
A British WW1 soldier describes the equipment a he was expected to carry during 1914-15 which could all weigh up to thirty five kilos.
60 Second Histories
WW1 Munitions worker - part 4
A munitionette recites a lighthearted poem of the time about rationing and the introduction of a ticket system to go to the loo. The last in a 4 part series
National Film Board of Canada
Debris
Debris is a portrait of Tofino, BC intertidal artist Pete Clarkson as he crafts his most ambitious and personal project to date: a memorial to the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. He, like so many of us around the world, was...
National Film Board of Canada
Red Path
This short documentary tells the story of Tony Chachai, a young Indigenous man in search of his identity. Moved by the desire to reconnect with his Atikamekw roots, he delivers a touching testimony on the journey that brought him closer...
60 Second Histories
WW1 weapons - bayonet & pistol
A description of one of the oldest weapons still in use, the bayonet and how it was used in close quarter combat and also the Webley revolver
60 Second Histories
Life in the trenches - Part 6
This video explains how soldiers made raids on enemy trenches. Part 6 of a 7 part series
60 Second Histories
Life in the trenches - Part 4
This film talks about troop rotation and how it ensured soldiers weren't always on the frontline. Part 4 of a 7 part series
National Film Board of Canada
The Bicycle: Fighting AIDS with Community Medicine
Pax Chingawale pedals his bicycle over 20 km a day, visiting his neighbours from house to house. His travels take him to twenty villages, in Zomba District, southern Malawi, Africa. The Bicycle chronicles Pax's journeys as he battles...
60 Second Histories
Life as a WW1 Nurse in France
A WW1 nurse who describes her uniform and shows how she still likes to be fashionable even among the horrors of war.
National Film Board of Canada
An Overwhelming Passion
In this concise portrait, director and art director Brigitte Haentjens talks about what inspires her work in theatrical creation. Her artistic choices are a response to a deep, dark need to rummage through a text until light bursts...
60 Second Histories
WW1 British soldier's uniform
A description of a British infantryman's uniform and personal effects from 1914-15
Bridgeman Arts
bombs dropping from plane, battlefield scenes, WWI
bombs dropping from plane, battlefield scenes, WWI
Bridgeman Arts
German camel corps in the German East Africa colony during WWI
German camel corps in the German East Africa colony during WWI
Bridgeman Arts
German aviation WWI
Aerial reconnaissance, German Air Force members, bombing, Manfred von Richtofen, Emperor Wilhelm II
Bridgeman Arts
Montage of early flight, pioneers and aircraft
Clip from Flight Fighters of the Fifties, a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s.
Bridgeman Arts
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919
Bridgeman Arts
WWI, Knighthood, Quentin Roosevelt's grave, aircraft and aerial warfare
WWI, Knighthood, Quentin Roosevelt's grave, aircraft and aerial warfare
Bridgeman Arts
WWI naval warfare, submarine attack, German airship
WWI naval warfare, submarine attack, German airship
Bridgeman Arts
WWI battle scenes on the Italian Front
WWI battle scenes on the Italian Front, 1914-1918.
Bridgeman Arts
Forced Labour, prisoners of war and rationing, WWI
Forced Labour, prisoners of war and rationing, WWI
Bridgeman Arts
First World War, German cavalry in pursuit
First World War, German cavalry in pursuit
Bridgeman Arts
Demonstrations in Germany, First World War
Demonstrations in Germany, First World War