01 Jan 1975
Manila... A Filipino Film
Making-of documentary about Lino Brocka's 1975 film "Manila in the Claws of Light," featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
A Return to Memory
“We learned to work with chaos.”
When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to create Canadian cinema as we now know it.
Top Billed Cast
Clare Coulter Self - Narrator (voice)
Margaret Ellis Self (archive footage)
Margaret Ann Bjornson Self (archive footage)
Susan Schouten Self - group discussion leader
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