29 Nov 2021
Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate?
Ryan Reynolds reflects on his childhood, family and career—punctuated by diversions into the charitable side of Twitter to appeal to his Canadian sense of self.
Listen
"A soundscape is any collection of sounds, almost like a painting is a collection of visual attractions," says composer R. Murray Schafer. "When you listen carefully to the soundscape it becomes quite miraculous." David New's portrait of the renowned composer becomes a lesson unto itself, gracing viewers (and listeners) with a singular moment of interactive subjectivity. This film was produced for the 2009 Governor General's Performing Arts Award.
Top Billed Cast
R. Murray Schafer Himself
Similar movies
Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate? Ryan Reynolds: I'm a Laureate? Archive of Life 
Archive of Life 06 Jun 2024
Archive of Life
This documentary short-film follows the story of The White Bus Cinema based in Southend-on-Sea. They keep the process of projecting real celluloid film alive by showing films from their archive of over 3,000 films, ranging from Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm prints. The film argues why it's important to continue the shooting and projection process of film in our current age of digital shooting and projection in modern Hollywood, amidst the chaos of studios removing films from their streaming services.
Which Is Scary Which Is Scary 24 Aug 1991
Which Is Scary
A set of seven portraits consisting of personal accounts from the lives of gays and lesbians. The narration includes stories about coming out, bashing, cross-dressing and AIDS.
The Wages of Sin 
The Wages of Sin 18 Nov 2003
The Wages of Sin
Second part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by An Opera of Violence; followed by Something to Do With Death.)
Something to Do with Death 
Something to Do with Death 18 Nov 2003
Something to Do with Death
Third part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by The Wages of Sin.)
Dreams 
Dreams 28 May 2022
Dreams
A documentary filmmaker sleeps with his camera to film the dreams he has at night.
Supersonic 
Supersonic 02 Oct 2016
Supersonic
Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed and features candid new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother, and members of the band and road crew.
Letter to Hong Kong 
Letter to Hong Kong 17 Mar 2018
Letter to Hong Kong
Away from her home in Hong Kong, Vivi records her daily life as a member of Loona in a video letter to her parents.
Skinningrove Skinningrove 18 Jan 2013
Skinningrove
A photographer shares unpublished images chronicling time spent among the 'fiercely independent' residents of a remote English fishing village.
Lambing 
Lambing 01 Jan 1965
Lambing
A day in the life of an old shepherd during the lambing season on the Sussex Downs. He talks of the problems in Winter, when lambing is complicated by snow. -BFI
In Dog Years 
In Dog Years 11 Apr 2019
In Dog Years
A portrait of 10 senior dogs and their owners who struggle with the thought of letting go.
Zhou Lan-Ping – His Life and Music 
Zhou Lan-Ping – His Life and Music 10 Dec 2013
Zhou Lan-Ping – His Life and Music
Zhou Lan-Ping, who wrote the renowned Mandarin pop song ‘Green Island Serenade’ and the score of the acclaimed Chinese musical film The Love Eterne, is one of the most celebrated Chinese composers in modern times. Through old friends and colleagues’ recollection, commentaries from experts in the fields and academic researches, together with historical photos and audio-visual materials, this documentary explores this musician’s life and music and pays tribute to his contribution to the Chinese film and pop industries.
Font Men Font Men 09 Mar 2014
Font Men
You've never heard of Jonathan Hoefler or Tobias Frere-Jones but you've seen their work. They run the most successful and respected type design studio in the world, making fonts used by the Wall Street Journal to the President of the United States.
Neverland Firsthand: Investigating the Michael Jackson Documentary 
Neverland Firsthand: Investigating the Michael Jackson Documentary 30 Mar 2019
Neverland Firsthand: Investigating the Michael Jackson Documentary
A mini-documentary which further explores allegations made in HBO’s Leaving Neverland, that the King of Pop sexually abused two young boys. Through interviews with those closest to the situation, as well as members of Jackson’s family, the film sheds light on information that was excluded from HBO’s broadcast.
Score: A Film Music Documentary 
Score: A Film Music Documentary 16 Mar 2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.
Berliner Ballade 
Berliner Ballade 08 Nov 1990
Berliner Ballade
Some months after the fall of the Berlin wall, during the time of federal elections in Germany in 1990, Chris Marker shot this passionate documentary, reflecting the state of the place and its spirit with remarkable acuity.
Lodz Symphony 
Lodz Symphony 01 Jan 1993
Lodz Symphony
A portrait of Łódź, Poland that exists in a time-warp of sad memory.
Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City) 
Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City) 01 Jan 1986
Budapest Portrait (Memories of a City)
Peter Hutton’s essay on the naturalization of the urban landscape. Voluptuously gray, worn and lived in, the city is like a stage set for an invisible drama.
Skagafjördur 
Skagafjördur 01 Oct 2004
Skagafjördur
A film documenting the landscapes of northern Iceland.
The Mute's House 
The Mute's House 20 Nov 2015
The Mute's House
A building in Israeli Hebron, which has been deserted by its Palestinian occupants, is called 'The Mute's House' by the Israeli soldiers stationed there and by the tour guides who pass by daily. The building's only occupants are a deaf woman, Sahar, and her 8-year-old son, Yousef. The family's unique story, in the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, unfolds through the eyes of the young and charismatic Yousef, as he goes through his daily routine on both sides of the torn city.