Film / Documentaries
Lakehead subscribes to numerous film / documentary streaming packages, available from this streaming media page.
Notable providers include:
National Film Board of Canada : The NFB is Canada’s public producer and distributor, with a vast and growing collection of works that include award-winning creative documentaries, auteur animation, interactive stories, and participatory experiences. Sample content includes:
- Social Me - This short documentary examines the role of social media in the lives of teenagers. To the younger generation, social media is more than just a communication tool: it’s a way of life, a sphere in which to explore and create their own universes -- often at the expense of face-to-face interaction.
- Camera Test - What gets lost when female voices are stymied during the creative process? Pairing intimate interviews with absurdist re-enactments, Joyce Wong crafts a tartly subversive look at patriarchy and racism in the film industry.
Kanopy : Kanopy is a leading distributor of online educational videos across the Humanities, Education, the Arts, Business, Health, Sciences and Media & Communications and more. Sample content includes:
- Killing Us Softly 4 - Advertising's Image of Women - In this update of the Killing Us Softly series, Jean Kilbourne takes a fresh look at how advertising traffics in distorted and destructive ideals of femininity.
Curio.ca : Curio is your go-to site for CBC/Radio-Canada content carefully selected for its relevance to every subject area. Sample content includes:
- The Deepfake - AI-manipulated video has become so sophisticated that words can literally be put into people's mouths...and it's virtually impossible to tell the difference. Mark Kelley explores how it's done and its profound implications.
- The journalists fighting fake news: The Lie Detectors - The Fifth Estate checks in with journalists fighting fake news around the world. They tell us how they’re doing it and reveal what consequences they face.