Albert Kish Movies
- 1984
The Age of Invention
The Age of Invention01984HD
This short film serves as a poem-on-film about the coming of the machine age on the eve of World War I. Images and sounds combine to recreate a...
- 1974
In Praise of Hands
In Praise of Hands01974HD
This short documentary pays tribute to the craftsmen everywhere whose work adds color and richness to life. Filmed in the Canadian Arctic, Finland,...
- 1968
Juggernaut
Juggernaut01968HD
In 1968, a convoy set off to transport a Calandria, the 70-ton core of a Canadian nuclear reactor, to Rajasthan in India. Even the largest...
- 1979
Paper Wheat
Paper Wheat01979HD
This film, based on the play of the same name, portrays the harsh lives of early Saskatchewan settlers and the foundation of the co-op movement on...
- 1984
Betsy
Betsy01984HD
A pre-operative transsexual defies social barriers to announce to her boss and mother her intentions of marrying her lover Maurice.
- 1973
Our Street Was Paved with Gold
Our Street Was Paved with Gold61973HD
Filmmaker Albert Kish revisits Montreal's St Lawrence Boulevard in the '70s. The street, also known as "The Main," is a little Europe with many...
- 1976
Los Canadienses
Los Canadienses7.51976HD
This feature documentary profiles the brave Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939. To save Spain's constitutionally...
- 1970
The Scholar in Society: Northrop Frye in Conversation
The Scholar in Society: Northrop Frye in Conversation01970HD
This film interview affords a glimpse of a bold and learned mind illuminating important social issues. Responding to questions on the related topics...
- 1977
Hold the Ketchup
Hold the Ketchup01977HD
This short documentary is about newcomers to Canada and what they eat. Funny, mouth-watering and visually delectable, it takes us into the specialty...
- 1970
F.R. Scott: Rhyme and Reason
F.R. Scott: Rhyme and Reason01970HD
This absorbing documentary looks at the multi-faceted career of F.R. Scott, a truly remarkable Canadian whose work and vision of social justice...
- 1989
Notman's World
Notman's World01989HD
This documentary short is a portrait of Canadian photographer William Notman. Photography was still in its infancy when he opened his first studio in...