Format: 2 film reels (00:28:02 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television
Note: A look at the maritime black bear- it's habitat, behaviour, population control, hunting, and popular misconceptions about it's ferociousness.
Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Wade Campbell
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-50 / Location no.: Fc 1645- 1646 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-231
Format: (00:35:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Phil Comeau
Note: A documentary, directed by Phil Comeau, about the Clare region in south west Nova Scotia, also known as the Acadian Shore. Features beautful scenic footage of the region, including aeriel footage.
Production Company: National Film Board - Atlantic Region
Director: Phil Comeau
Language: French
Access: Open for consultation. All requests for duplication must be referred to the National Film Board. Moved to Vinegar Syndrome Shelf - September, 1996
Reference: Phil Comeau Nova Scotia Archives 1991-22 / Location no.: Fc 3395
Date: 18-19 April 1984
Format: 4 videocassettes (08:00:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Friends of the Public Gardens
Note: Footage of the Public Hearings held in the Halifax City Council Chambers on 18 & 19 April 1984, re: the application for development of United Equities Ltd. to build a high-rise apartment complex on Summer St., next to the Public Gardens, Halifax, N.S.
Production Company: [Halifax Cablevision]
Broadcaster: [Halifax Cablevision]
Reference: Friends of the Public Gardens Nova Scotia Archives 1986-59 / Location no.: Vb 242 - 245
Date: April 1984
Format: 1 videocassette (00:78:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Friends of the Public Gardens
Note: Footage of a party held by the Friends of the Public Gardens at King's College during which members are recognized for their contributions to the protest against United Equities Ltd.'s proposal to build a high rise apartment building on Summer St.
Reference: Friends of the Public Gardens Nova Scotia Archives 1986-59 / Location no.: Vb 251
Date: 1984
Format: 1 videocassette (00:60:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Friends of the Public Gardens
Note: Host John MURCHIE takes viewers on an extensive tour of the historic Hart House (1898) located on Summer St., Halifax, N.S., and explains the reasons why the Friends of the Public Gardens and others are protesting the destruction of this building. Derek HOGAN interviews protestors as they march outside Hart House.
Production Company: Halifax Cablevision
Director: KIRK, Jacqueline
Broadcaster: Halifax Cablevision
Reference: Friends of the Public Gardens Nova Scotia Archives 1986-59 / Location no.: Vb 250
Date: 1985-1985
Format: 1 videocassette (00:30:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Friends of the Public Gardens
Note: Series of news reports from CBC and ATV concerning the protest by the Friends of the Public Gardens over the proposal by United Equities Ltd. to build a highrise apartment complex on Summer St. next to the Public Gardens, Halifax, N.S. Also included is a commentary by Chalotte LINDGREN and interviews with Stephen MILLS and Ed LINDGREN.
Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / ATV
Broadcaster: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/ ATV
Access: Open for consultation; no duplication.
Reference: Friends of the Public Gardens Nova Scotia Archives 1986-59 / Location no.: Vb 250
Date: 1983
Format: 2 film reels (00:05:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Lulu Keating
Note: Kent STETSON has 'Stetson Syndrome' which causes a great variety of objects to adhere to his forehead. He is examined by a scientist and interviewed by a talk show host in order to understand this phenomena.
Production Company: Red Snapper Films Ltd.
Producer: Lulu Keating
Director: KEATING, Lulu
Writer: KEATING, Lulu
Broadcaster: Red Snapper Films Ltd./ Atlantic Filmmakers' Cooperative
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lulu Keating for use or reproduction until 2040.
Reference: Lulu Keating Nova Scotia Archives 1989-38 / Location no.: Fc 1948- 1949 Supplemental information no.: mf351-3
Date: 1983
Format: 6 film reels
Filmmaker: Lulu Keating
Note: Kent STETSON has 'Stetson Syndrome' which causes a great variety of objects to adhere to his forehead. He is examined by a scientist and interviewed by a talk show host in order to understand this phenomena.
Production Company: Red Snapper Films Ltd.
Producer: Lulu Keating
Director: KEATING, Lulu
Writer: KEATING, Lulu
Broadcaster: Red Snapper Films Ltd./ Atlantic Filmmakers' Cooperative
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lulu Keating for use or reproduction until 2040.
Reference: Lulu Keating Nova Scotia Archives 1989-38 / Location no.: Ar 7974- 7979 Supplemental information no.: mf351-3
Format: 1 film reel (00:9:00 hrs.) : S8mm, sound, colour
Filmmaker: James MacSwain
Note: This film was shot during the summer of 1984, in Halifax. It focuses on a journey that four gay men take to escape - from a world they cannot control to a world they can. [catalogue][release print]
Production Company: Atlantic Filmmakers' Cooperative
Director: MACSWAIN, James
Writer: MACSWAIN, James
Broadcaster: Canadian Filmmaker's Distribution Atlantic
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction until 2016
Reference: James MacSwain Nova Scotia Archives 1996-12 / Location no.: Fc 3363
Date: 1983
Format: 1 film reel (00:9:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: James MacSwain
Note: This video describes the coming-of-age of a gay man as he looks back upon growing up in a small town in Nova Scotia. The film illustrates the town's conservatism without judging an era's beliefs and leaving the viewer with a bitter taste. [release print] [catalogue]
Production Company: Atlantic Filmmakers' Cooperative
Director: MACSWAIN, James
Writer: MACSWAIN, James
Broadcaster: Canadian Filmmaker's Distribution Atlantic
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction until 2016
Reference: James MacSwain Nova Scotia Archives 1996-12 / Location no.: Fc 3358
Format: 1 film reel : S8mm, colour
Filmmaker: James MacSwain
Note: This film was shot during the summer of 1984, in Halifax. It focuses on a journey that four gay men take to escape - from a world they cannot control to a world they can. [catalogue][workprint]
Production Company: Atlantic Filmmakers' Cooperative
Director: MACSWAIN, James
Writer: MACSWAIN, James
Broadcaster: Canadian Filmmaker's Distribution Atlantic
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction until 2016
Reference: James MacSwain Nova Scotia Archives 1996-12 / Location no.: Fc 3365
Date: 1983
Format: 1 videocassette (00:9:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: James MacSwain
Note: This video describes the coming-of-age of a gay man as he looks back upon growing up in a small town in Nova Scotia. The film illustrates the town's conservatism without judging an era's beliefs and leaving the viewer with a bitter taste. [video master] [catalogue]
Production Company: Atlantic Filmmakers' Cooperative
Director: MACSWAIN, James
Writer: MACSWAIN, James
Broadcaster: Canadian Filmmaker's Distribution Atlantic
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction until 2016
Reference: James MacSwain Nova Scotia Archives 1996-12 / Location no.: Vc 1275
Date: 1983
Format: 1 film reel (00:9:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: James MacSwain
Note: This video describes the coming-of-age of a gay man as he looks back upon growing up in a small town in Nova Scotia. The film illustrates the town's conservatism without judging an era's beliefs and leaving the viewer with a bitter taste. [answer print] [catalogue]
Production Company: Atlantic Filmmakers' Cooperative
Director: MACSWAIN, James
Writer: MACSWAIN, James
Broadcaster: Canadian Filmmaker's Distribution Atlantic
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction until 2016
Reference: James MacSwain Nova Scotia Archives 1996-12 / Location no.: Fc 3357
Date: 1983
Format: 1 film reel (00:9:00 hrs.) : sound
Filmmaker: James MacSwain
Note: This video describes the coming-of-age of a gay man as he looks back upon growing up in a small town in Nova Scotia. The film illustrates the town's conservatism without judging an era's beliefs and leaving the viewer with a bitter taste. [mag track] [catalogue]
Production Company: Atlantic Filmmakers' Cooperative
Director: MACSWAIN, James
Writer: MACSWAIN, James
Broadcaster: Canadian Filmmaker's Distribution Atlantic
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction until 2016
Reference: James MacSwain Nova Scotia Archives 1996-12 / Location no.: Fc 3356
Format: 1 film reel (00:9:00 hrs.) : S8mm
Filmmaker: James MacSwain
Note: This film was shot during the summer of 1984, in Halifax. It focuses on a journey that four gay men take to escape - from a world they cannot control to a world they can. [catalogue][mag sound]
Production Company: Atlantic Filmmakers' Cooperative
Director: MACSWAIN, James
Writer: MACSWAIN, James
Broadcaster: Canadian Filmmaker's Distribution Atlantic
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction until 2016
Reference: James MacSwain Nova Scotia Archives 1996-12 / Location no.: Fc 3364
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