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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Greg Gregory M. Cook

Date: August 1985
Format: 1 videocassette (00:30:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Halifax Cablevision

Note: Lesley CHOYCE interviews poet and Executive Director of the Writer's Federation of NS, Greg COOK, about the motivation for his writing and the mandate of the Federation.

Production Company: Halifax Cablevision Ltd/ Canadian Book Information Center
Producer: Mary Jo Anderson
Director: BOYD, Mike
Broadcaster: Atlantic Independent Media/ Halifax Cablevision Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lesley Choyce for use or reproduction until 2014.

Reference: Halifax Cablevision Nova Scotia Archives 1989-36 / Location no.: Vc 197 Supplemental information no.: mf314-92

Canadian Book Information Centre Bookfair Part

Date: 1985
Format: 1 videocassette (00:27:27 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Halifax Cablevision

Note: Lesley CHOYCE interviews Syd MARTY, Pierre [DECHICO] and Al PITMAN, who are visiting NS from Alberta, Ontario and Newfoundland respectively to attend the CIBC Bookfair. CHOYCE is on location at CIBC.

Production Company: Halifax Cablevision Ltd/ Canadian Book Information Center
Producer: Mary Jo Anderson
Director: BOYD, Mike
Broadcaster: Atlantic Independent Media/ Halifax Cablevision Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lesley Choyce for use or reproduction until 2014.

Reference: Halifax Cablevision Nova Scotia Archives 1989-36 / Location no.: Vc 201 Supplemental information no.: mf314-99

tony Foster

Date: August 1985
Format: 1 videocassette (00:28:08 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Halifax Cablevision

Note: Lesley CHOYCE interviews Tony FOSTER about his varied life and views on writing/publishing.

Production Company: Halifax Cablevision Ltd/ Canadian Book Information Center
Producer: Mary Jo Anderson
Director: BOYD, Mike
Broadcaster: Atlantic Independent Media/ Halifax Cablevision Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lesley Choyce for use or reproduction until 2014.

Reference: Halifax Cablevision Nova Scotia Archives 1989-36 / Location no.: Vc 196 Supplemental information no.: mf314-90

Bruce Armstrong

Date: 1985
Format: 1 videocassette (00:29:55 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Halifax Cablevision

Note: Lesley CHOYCE interviews magician, actor and poet Bruce ARMSTRONG about Sable Island and his various careers.

Production Company: Halifax Cablevision Ltd/ Canadian Book Information Center
Producer: Mary Jo Anderson
Director: BOYD, Mike
Broadcaster: Atlantic Independent Media/ Halifax Cablevision Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lesley Choyce for use or reproduction until 2014.

Reference: Halifax Cablevision Nova Scotia Archives 1989-36 / Location no.: Vc 204 Supplemental information no.: mf314-104

William Golding

Date: 1985
Format: 1 videocassette (00:27:45 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Halifax Cablevision

Note: Lesley CHOYCE interviews British author and Nobel Prize winner, William GOLDING, during his visit to Nova Scotia.

Production Company: Halifax Cablevision Ltd/ Canadian Book Information Center
Producer: Mary Jo Anderson
Director: BOYD, Mike
Broadcaster: Atlantic Independent Media/ Halifax Cablevision Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lesley Choyce for use or reproduction until 2014.

Reference: Halifax Cablevision Nova Scotia Archives 1989-36 / Location no.: Vc 202 Supplemental information no.: mf314-101

John Steffer

Date: 1985
Format: 1 videocassette (00:29:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Halifax Cablevision

Note: Lesley CHOYCE interviews author John STEFFLER, presently living in Newfoundland.

Production Company: Halifax Cablevision Ltd/ Canadian Book Information Center
Producer: Mary Jo Anderson
Director: BOYD, Mike
Broadcaster: Atlantic Independent Media/ Halifax Cablevision Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lesley Choyce for use or reproduction until 2014.

Reference: Halifax Cablevision Nova Scotia Archives 1989-36 / Location no.: Vc 203 Supplemental information no.: mf314-102

Information Morning Review of E.C.A.

Date: 17 October 1985
Format: 1 videocassette : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Halifax Cablevision
Production Company: Halifax Cablevision Ltd/ Canadian Book Information Center
Producer: Mary Jo Anderson
Director: BOYD, Mike
Broadcaster: Atlantic Independent Media/ Halifax Cablevision Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lesley Choyce for use or reproduction until 2014.

Reference: Halifax Cablevision Nova Scotia Archives 1989-36 / Location no.: Vc 198

Starting Right Now

Date: 1985
Format: 1 film reel (00:27:49 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Lulu Keating

Note: The year is 2006. Mary Jane, a pilot, has just returned from a space flight and meets Tracy, a former classmate. In a flashback to school days in 1986, Tracey is seen as the leader of a group of grade 6 girls - the 'Freedom Four'. This film is a musical/comedy for children about the dangers of smoking. [mag mix]

Production Company: Red Snapper Films Ltd.
Producer: Chris Zimmer
Director: KEATING, Lulu
Writer: KEATING, Lulu
Broadcaster: Thomas Howe Associates Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lulu Keating for use or reproduction until 2040. Fc 1969: [oxide shed check...]

Reference: Lulu Keating Nova Scotia Archives 1986-38 / Location no.: Fc 1969 Supplemental information no.: mf351-5

Starting Right Now

Date: 1985
Format: 3 sound reels
Filmmaker: Lulu Keating

Note: The year is 2006. Mary Jane, a pilot, has just returned from a space flight and meets Tracy, a former classmate. In a flashback to school days in 1986, Tracey is seen as the leader of a group of grade 6 girls - the 'Freedom Four'. This film is a musical/comedy for children about the dangers of smoking. [mix down; master music; dub music]

Production Company: Red Snapper Films Ltd.
Producer: Chris Zimmer
Director: KEATING, Lulu
Writer: KEATING, Lulu
Broadcaster: Thomas Howe Associates Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lulu Keating for use or reproduction until 2040.

Reference: Lulu Keating Nova Scotia Archives 1986-38 / Location no.: Ar 7974- 7976 Supplemental information no.: mf351-5

Starting Right Now

Date: 1985
Format: 1 sound reel
Filmmaker: Lulu Keating

Note: The year is 2006. Mary Jane, a pilot, has just returned from a space flight and meets Tracy, a former classmate. In a flashback to school days in 1986, Tracey is seen as the leader of a group of grade 6 girls - the 'Freedom Four'. This film is a musical/comedy for children about the dangers of smoking. [master w/ rough tracks chart]

Production Company: Red Snapper Films Ltd.
Producer: Chris Zimmer
Director: KEATING, Lulu
Writer: KEATING, Lulu
Broadcaster: Thomas Howe Associates Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lulu Keating for use or reproduction until 2040.

Reference: Lulu Keating Nova Scotia Archives 1986-38 / Location no.: Ar 7977 Supplemental information no.: mf351-5

Starting Right Now

Date: 1985
Format: 3 film reels : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Lulu Keating

Note: The year is 2006. Mary Jane, a pilot, has just returned from a space flight and meets Tracy, a former classmate. In a flashback to school days in 1986, Tracey is seen as the leader of a group of grade 6 girls - the 'Freedom Four'. This film is a musical/comedy for children about the dangers of smoking.

Production Company: Red Snapper Films Ltd.
Producer: Chris Zimmer
Director: KEATING, Lulu
Writer: KEATING, Lulu
Broadcaster: Thomas Howe Associates Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lulu Keating for use or reproduction until 2040.

Reference: Lulu Keating Nova Scotia Archives 1991-34 / Location no.: Fn 136- 138 Supplemental information no.: mf351-5

Starting Right Now

Date: 1985
Format: 1 videoreel (00:27:49 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Lulu Keating

Note: The year is 2006. Mary Jane, a pilot, has just returned from a space flight and meets Tracy, a former classmate. In a flashback to school days in 1986, Tracey is seen as the leader of a group of grade 6 girls - the 'Freedom Four'. This film is a musical/comedy for children about the dangers of smoking.

Production Company: Red Snapper Films Ltd.
Producer: Chris Zimmer
Director: KEATING, Lulu
Writer: KEATING, Lulu
Broadcaster: Thomas Howe Associates Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lulu Keating for use or reproduction until 2040. Restricted: reformatting required

Reference: Lulu Keating Nova Scotia Archives 1994-25 / Location no.: Vg 1 Supplemental information no.: mf351-5

Starting Right Now

Date: 1985
Format: 5 film reels (00:27:49 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Lulu Keating

Note: The year is 2006. Mary Jane, a pilot, has just returned from a space flight and meets Tracy, a former classmate. In a flashback to school days in 1986, Tracey is seen as the leader of a group of grade 6 girls - the 'Freedom Four'. This film is a musical/comedy for children about the dangers of smoking.

Production Company: Red Snapper Films Ltd.
Producer: Chris Zimmer
Director: KEATING, Lulu
Writer: KEATING, Lulu
Broadcaster: Thomas Howe Associates Ltd.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from Lulu Keating for use or reproduction until 2040.

Reference: Lulu Keating Nova Scotia Archives 1991-34 / Location no.: Fc 2143- 2147 Supplemental information no.: mf351-5

Commercial Culture Handlowa Kulturea

Date: 1985
Format: 1 videocassette (00:4:30 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: James MacSwain

Note: This video contains an experimental collage created with the Popular Projects collective. It is comprised of three sections, the last of which was written by MACSWAIN and is about taxes being added to [art supplies]. [dub]

Production Company: Centre for Art Tapes
Producer: Popular Projects Society
Broadcaster: Popular Projects Society
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 1280

Commercial Culture

Date: 1985
Format: 1 videocassette (00:4:30 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: James MacSwain

Note: This video contains an experimental collage created with the Popular Projects collective. It is comprised of three sections, the last of which was written by MACSWAIN and is about taxes being added to [art supplies]. [master video w/ credits]

Production Company: Centre for Art Tapes
Producer: Popular Projects Society
Broadcaster: Popular Projects Society
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 1279