Gudrun Parker Movies

  • 1954
    The Stratford Adventure

    The Stratford Adventure

    The Stratford Adventure

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    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 Stratford Adventure
  • 1951
    Royal Journey

    Royal Journey

    Royal Journey

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    A documentary account of the five-week visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada and the United States in the fall of 1951....

    Royal Journey
  • 1957
    What Do You Think About... Being Different

    What Do You Think About... Being Different

    What Do You Think About... Being Different

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    This short film from the late 1950s looks at peer pressure among adolescents, using the example of a 13-year-old boy who collects butterflies. While...

    What Do You Think About... Being Different
  • 1954
    What Do You Think About... The Honest Truth?

    What Do You Think About... The Honest Truth?

    What Do You Think About... The Honest Truth?

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    This film poses the question of whether an honest judgment is better than diplomatic double-talk in situations where an individual's feelings may be...

    What Do You Think About... The Honest Truth?
  • 1948
    Who Will Teach Your Child?

    Who Will Teach Your Child?

    Who Will Teach Your Child?

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    A study of the teacher's vital role in a child's development. Learning through natural curiousity in the pre-school years. Different types of...

    Who Will Teach Your Child?
  • 1953
    Highlights from Royal Journey

    Highlights from Royal Journey

    Highlights from Royal Journey

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    Highlights of the 1951 visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada and the United States. - NFB

    Highlights from Royal Journey
  • 1951
    Opera School

    Opera School

    Opera School

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

    Opera School
  • 1948
    The Home Town Paper

    The Home Town Paper

    The Home Town Paper

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    The weekly newspaper is the cornerstone of many a town, the newspaper which is a reflection of the town's values and thoughts. Its editor is the...

    The Home Town Paper
  • 1943
    Proudly She Marches

    Proudly She Marches

    Proudly She Marches

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    This film from the Second World War is a report on how Canadian women were trained to handle many kinds of work in the Canadian Women's Army Corps,...

    Proudly She Marches
  • 1946
    A City Sings

    A City Sings

    A City Sings

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    April comes to the prairie city of Winnipeg, and brings with it a great event - the Manitoba Musical Festival. Fifteen thousand boys and girls sing...

    A City Sings
  • 1943
    Before They Are Six

    Before They Are Six

    Before They Are Six

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    This short documentary offers an early example of the challenges faced by working mothers. As women entered the workforce in greater numbers during...

    Before They Are Six
  • 1945
    Listen to the Prairies

    Listen to the Prairies

    Listen to the Prairies

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    This short documentary follows Manitoba's annual Musical Festival, profiling several of the young people whose talents made the festival a leading...

    Listen to the Prairies