'The Way We Were': Nova Scotia in Film, 1917-1950

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

The Yellow Pages Campaign

Format: 1 videocassette (00:1:30 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: Three 30 second commericals which promote the use of the Maritime Tel & Tel Yellow pages: 'Knights,' 'Signs,' and 'Beaches.'

Production Company: Charles Bishop Productions
Director: ONGET, Steve

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vc 1247 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-23

Car Contest

Format: 1 videocassette (00:00:30 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: A commercial which promotes Maritime Tel & Tel's long-distance telephone call contest.

Production Company: Citadel Communications Ltd.
Director: COMEAU, Phil

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vb 268 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-36

Homeless: John's Story

Format: 1 videocassette
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: An examination of John MACALISTER's situation as a homeless man living in Halifax, N.S.

Production Company: MITV
Director: KELLER, Wade
Broadcaster: MITV

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vb 269 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-37

Health 'Love'

Format: 1 videocassette (00:00:60 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: Promotion for a healthy lifestyle.

Production Company: [McArthur, Thompson & Law]
Director: HUNT, Graham

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vb 266 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-34

Out of Control

Format: 1 videocassette (00:00:30 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: Gordon PINSENT promotes 'Share the Light', Canada's first corporate energy assistance programme, developed by Newfoundland Light and Power.

Production Company: Saga Communications
Director: WATT, John

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vb 274 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-42

Drug Rap

Format: 1 videocassette (00:00:60 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: An anti-drug video which formed part of a cross-Canada campaign by [Concerned Children's Adverstisers].

Production Company: [CHARLES BISHOP PRODUCTIONS LTD.]
Director: ONGET, Steve

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vc 1244 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-20

Hi Heel

Format: 1 videocassette (00:00:30 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: A commercial promoting the fashion possibilities availablel to those who win the 'Scratch and Win' lottery.

Production Company: [McArthur Thompson & Law]
Director: HUNT, Graham

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vc 1246 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-22

Trinity

Format: 1 videocassette (00:00:30 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: An invitation extended by Gordon PINSENT to visit Newfoundland.

Production Company: Saga Communications
Writer: BENNET, Rick

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vb 275 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-43

The Proud People of Our Coast

Format: 1 videocassette (00:26:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: The depletion of fishing stocks and the crisis in the fishing industry has had a profound effect upon many small Maritime communities. This documentary examines how the people of Lockeport and Canso are coping with the difficult present and uncertain future facing them.

Production Company: MITV
Broadcaster: MITV

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vb 267 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-35

Park Lane Ads - Atlantic Lottery

Format: 1 videocassette (00:1:45 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: Three 30 second commercials entitled 'Christmas,' 'Fashion' and 'Generic' which promote shopping at Halifax's Park Lane comples; one 15 second commercial promoting the new Atlantic Lottery to the Atlantic region.

Production Company: Video-tech Ltd.
Director: DOLAN, Gerard

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vc 1249 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-25

The Old Bag

Format: 1 videocassette (00:00:30 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: An appeal sponsored by local cooperative stores to use, or recycle plastic bags.

Production Company: Saga Communications
Director: THORNTON, Colin

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vb 273 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-41

No Time to Waste

Format: 1 videocassette
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: The anticipated closure of the Sackville, N.S., landfill site in 1994 is forcing the people of Dartmouth, Halifax and Bedford to seek solution to the disposasl of their communities' waste. This documentary looks at the problem of waste management.

Production Company: MITV
Broadcaster: MITV

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vb 271 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-39

Maritime Music Magazine

Format: 1 videocassette (00:26:36 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: A profile of the Halifax-Dartmouth Music scene with hosts Mike CLATTENBURG and Lori MCLEOD.

Director: CLATTENBURG, Mike

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vc 1240 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-16

The Lower Saint John a Gift of River

Format: 1 videocassette (00:50:25 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: An exploration of the Saint John River, from Fredericton to the sea.

Production Company: Needham Gate Productions
Director: DOUCET, Charles E.

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vc 1241 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-17

In a Glass by Itself

Format: 1 videocassette (00:00:30 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Atlantic Film Festival

Note: A commercial promoting awareness of Baxter's milk.

Production Company: Charles Bishop Productions
Director: BISHOP, Charles

Reference: Atlantic Film Festival Nova Scotia Archives 1991-07 / Location no.: Vc 1252 Supplemental information no.: Mf67-28