Ron Alexander Movies

  • 1967
    Sabre and Foil

    Sabre and Foil

    Sabre and Foil

    91967HD

    The ancient and deadly sport of fencing, demonstrated by world masters in competition. The film is not a record of individual duels but it does...

    Sabre and Foil
  • 1970
    Ashes of Doom

    Ashes of Doom

    Ashes of Doom

    5.11970HD

    A chain-smoking woman has an encounter with a vampire.

    Ashes of Doom
  • 1964
    The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

    6.41964HD

    A 16 year old girl recalls the last moments of her summer vacation, spent with friends in the Laurentians north of Montreal. She reminisces about...

    The End of Summer
  • 1964
    Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

    Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

    Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

    5.71964HD

    This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved...

    Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
  • 1965
    The Merry World of Leopold Z

    The Merry World of Leopold Z

    The Merry World of Leopold Z

    6.41965HD

    A worker, called in a hurry to remove the snow in the city street, try to buy his remaining gifts in the tumult of Christmas eve without quitting his...

    The Merry World of Leopold Z
  • 1963
    Cornet at Night

    Cornet at Night

    Cornet at Night

    7.51963HD

    Based on a short story by Sinclair Ross, this short film recalls rural life on the Prairies in the 1930s. In the film a farmer's young son, sent to...

    Cornet at Night
  • 1965
    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    Mosaic

    5.51965HD

    A man sets a ping-pong ball into motion and it becomes fruitful and multiplies.

    Mosaic
  • 1970
    Act of the Heart

    Act of the Heart

    Act of the Heart

    4.51970HD

    A woman's peculiar religious convictions lead her on a self-destructive path.

    Act of the Heart
  • 1959
    Télesphore Légaré, garde-pêche

    Télesphore Légaré, garde-pêche

    Télesphore Légaré, garde-pêche

    71959HD

    Télesphore Légaré, garde-pêche
  • 1962
    Strangers for the Day

    Strangers for the Day

    Strangers for the Day

    01962HD

    This short documentary shows the reactions of European immigrants as they land in Halifax at the beginning of the 1960s. From the port, we follow...

    Strangers for the Day
  • 1966
    Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

    Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

    Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

    6.51966HD

    The story of two young women who go to the city to work in a dress factory, and who share a room to ease their expenses and their loneliness. The...

    Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail
  • 1959
    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    8.51959HD

    This short documentary (the second of two parts) follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding...

    Glenn Gould: On the Record
  • 1963
    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

    7.51963HD

    At the instigation of the filmmakers, the young men of the Ile-aux-Coudres in the middle of the St-Lawrence River try as a memorial to their...

    Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
  • 1963
    Kindergarten

    Kindergarten

    Kindergarten

    91963HD

    One day in a kindergarten classroom at Van Horne Public School in Montreal. The teacher encourages children to turn their curiosity into questions...

    Kindergarten
  • 1964
    Country Auction

    Country Auction

    Country Auction

    01964HD

    Household effects and farm implements under the hammer. Here is the auctioneer's cajoling patter, the jostling crowd, pungent observations from one...

    Country Auction
  • 1966
    Helicopter Canada

    Helicopter Canada

    Helicopter Canada

    71966HD

    A view from a helicopter of the ten Canadian provinces in 1966. The result is a big, beautiful and engrossing bird's-eye portrait of the country....

    Helicopter Canada
  • 1972
    When I Go - That's It!

    When I Go - That's It!

    When I Go - That's It!

    01972HD

    Ex-fisherman Billy Crane in Brampton, Ontario, at an industrial job with regular hours. Here he tells why he left Fogo Island and says he has no...

    When I Go - That's It!
  • 1961
    Circle of the Sun

    Circle of the Sun

    Circle of the Sun

    8.21961HD

    A young man of the Kainai Nation (Blood tribe) shows us contemporary life of people as he attends a Sun Dance ceremony with the tribe.

    Circle of the Sun
  • 1959
    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record

    71959HD

    Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage. It is an aspect of Gould previously known only to the collie pacing...

    Glenn Gould: Off the Record
  • 1967
    Blades and Brass

    Blades and Brass

    Blades and Brass

    91967HD

    This short documentary showcases the best of the 1967 National Hockey League season, set to music in the Tijuana Brass style. Filmed with an eye to...

    Blades and Brass