Martin Duckworth Movies

In 1945, Great Britain and the United States organized a bombing raid that devastated the ancient city of Dresden. This short documentary returns...

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which...

This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their...

This short documentary is a portrait of the early era of computing and the process and implications of the digitization of large amounts of...

This is a very unusual and original film, breaking new ground in filmmaking methods as well as in ways of viewing things. All the usual facts about...

The shocking story of the establishment of the state of Israel told from the perspective of those who lived through the end of the British Mandate...

A film about the people of Saigon told through the experiences of three young American journalists who, in 1970, explored the consequences of war and...

This feature film is a documentary portrait of Joseph Idlout, a man who was once the world's most famous Inuit. Unknown to most Canadians today,...

Between March and October 2000, millions of people around the world took to the streets to denounce poverty and violence against women. The historic...

When Hydro-Québec announced its intention to proceed with the enormous James Bay II hydroelectric project, the 15,000 Cree who live in the...

The World is Watching is a political film about the moral issues surrounding news gathering and newsmaking in the electronic age. Who decides what...

A fifth of Canadians live at the subsistence level. This is a look at that world, where the street is home, and where poor shelter, poor food, poor...

Newfoundlanders share their food, culture, and homes with a group of Tamil refugees found off the coast.

Martin Duckworth is a staunch defender of peace and justice and one of Quebec’s most important documentary filmmakers. Helped by his...

Survivors of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki travel to New York for a UN conference on disarming nuclear weapons.

This short film was shot on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and shows off the new technology employed on modern fishing boats in the mid-1960s. The...

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

This short documentary profiles a community engaged in developing sustainable living methods, including food production and small-scale solar and...