Roman Kroitor Movies

  • 1970
    The Reality Trip

    The Reality Trip

    The Reality Trip

    01970HD

    Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema which looks at how technological innovations - from widescreen to 3D, Cinerama to Showscan and IMAX -...

    The Reality Trip
  • 1980
    Challenger: An Industrial Romance

    Challenger: An Industrial Romance

    Challenger: An Industrial Romance

    01980HD

    Follows the development of Canadair's super-executive jet. A totally new type of aircraft, it is faster, cheaper to fly, and more comfortable than...

    Challenger: An Industrial Romance
  • 1978
    Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka

    Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka

    Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka

    01978HD

    This feature documentary is a portrait of one of Canada's most celebrated authors, Margaret Laurence. Born in a small Prairie town in Manitoba,...

    Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka
  • 2006
    Live Before the Letter

    Live Before the Letter

    Live Before the Letter

    02006HD

    Thanks to the development of techniques and the adventurous spirit of pioneering filmmakers, among whom Michel Brault occupies a central place, a new...

    Live Before the Letter
  • 1959
    The Back-breaking Leaf

    The Back-breaking Leaf

    The Back-breaking Leaf

    101959HD

    Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza...

    The Back-breaking Leaf
  • 1959
    The End of the Line

    The End of the Line

    The End of the Line

    01959HD

    This documentary short offers a nostalgic look at the steam locomotive as it passes from reality to history. In its heyday, the big smoke-belching...

    The End of the Line
  • 1977
    Hold the Ketchup

    Hold the Ketchup

    Hold the Ketchup

    01977HD

    This short documentary is about newcomers to Canada and what they eat. Funny, mouth-watering and visually delectable, it takes us into the specialty...

    Hold the Ketchup
  • 1958
    Country Threshing

    Country Threshing

    Country Threshing

    01958HD

    This short documentary records the rural sights and sounds of the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The day of the big stationary threshing machine is...

    Country Threshing
  • 1960
    The Cars in Your Life

    The Cars in Your Life

    The Cars in Your Life

    01960HD

    A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe's...

    The Cars in Your Life
  • 1958
    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

    The Days Before Christmas

    01958HD

    This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santas, Brink's messengers, kindergarten angels and...

    The Days Before Christmas
  • 1978
    The Red Dress

    The Red Dress

    The Red Dress

    71978HD

    Kelly is a Métis man without treaty or hunting rights, struggling to sustain his traditional life. His daughter Theresa longs for a red dress...

    The Red Dress
  • 1959
    Emergency Ward

    Emergency Ward

    Emergency Ward

    01959HD

    This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.

    Emergency Ward
  • 1961
    Festival in Puerto Rico

    Festival in Puerto Rico

    Festival in Puerto Rico

    01961HD

    This short documentary features Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester as she sings at the Festival Casals, a musical event founded by the great...

    Festival in Puerto Rico
  • 1958
    Blood and Fire

    Blood and Fire

    Blood and Fire

    01958HD

    The Salvation Army in action. Band rehearsals, personal reminiscences of an Army officer, and an unrehearsed "coming to Christ" in the Army Citadel...

    Blood and Fire
  • 1980
    Nose and Tina

    Nose and Tina

    Nose and Tina

    01980HD

    The unusual story of Nose and Tina, 2 people in love. He is employed as a brakeman, she as a sex worker.

    Nose and Tina
  • 1958
    Police

    Police

    Police

    01958HD

    The misbehaving public performs for the camera in a half-hour miscellany of misdeeds. In a behind-the-scenes look at the hour-by-hour operation of a...

    Police
  • 1966
    Stravinsky

    Stravinsky

    Stravinsky

    7.71966HD

    This documentary is an informal portrait of the great modern composer Igor Stravinsky. Proudly American, though still very much an Old World figure...

    Stravinsky
  • 1966
    The Baymen

    The Baymen

    The Baymen

    01966HD

    Baymen, no matter where they go, remain above all else Newfoundlanders. They were born to the sea, to a place in the life of their cliffside village,...

    The Baymen
  • 1957
    It's a Crime

    It's a Crime

    It's a Crime

    01957HD

    A suave safecracker offers his reflections on wintertime unemployment in Canada.

    It's a Crime
  • 1970
    Tiger Child

    Tiger Child

    Tiger Child

    01970HD

    It was the time when fire got stolen by tigers so uncle tiger gets his sisters son to get back the fire but when he gets to the village he forgets...

    Tiger Child