Roman Kroitor Movies
- 1982
Hail Columbia!
Hail Columbia!7.31982HD
The maiden voyage of Columbia, the first space shuttle, is recounted with footage shot on the ground and in space.
- 1959
The Back-breaking Leaf
The Back-breaking Leaf101959HD
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...
- 1953
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman5.7271953HD
In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to...
- 1960
The Cars in Your Life
The Cars in Your Life01960HD
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...
- 1964
The Hutterites
The Hutterites71964HD
A look at the Hutterites, an Anabaptist religious community similar to the Amish or the Mennonites in rural Alberta.
- 1958
The Days Before Christmas
The Days Before Christmas01958HD
This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santas, Brink's messengers, kindergarten angels and...
- 1959
Emergency Ward
Emergency Ward01959HD
This 1959 documentary short is a frank portrait of the daily operations inside the Montreal General Hospital’s emergency ward.
- 1961
Festival in Puerto Rico
Festival in Puerto Rico01961HD
This short documentary features Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester as she sings at the Festival Casals, a musical event founded by the great...
- 1967
In the Labyrinth
In the Labyrinth101967HD
"Labyrinth" is a groundbreaking multi-screen 45-minute presentation produced for Chamber III of the Labyrinth at Expo 67 in Montreal, using 35 mm and...
- 1961
The Days of Whisky Gap
The Days of Whisky Gap01961HD
Rousing tales of the North-West Mounted Police are brought to life through photos and artists' sketches. In 1873, the North-West Mounted Police were...
- 1977
Hold the Ketchup
Hold the Ketchup01977HD
This short documentary is about newcomers to Canada and what they eat. Funny, mouth-watering and visually delectable, it takes us into the specialty...
- 1978
The Red Dress
The Red Dress71978HD
Kelly is a Métis man without treaty or hunting rights, struggling to sustain his traditional life. His daughter Theresa longs for a red dress...
- 1958
Blood and Fire
Blood and Fire01958HD
The Salvation Army in action. Band rehearsals, personal reminiscences of an Army officer, and an unrehearsed "coming to Christ" in the Army Citadel...
- 1980
Nose and Tina
Nose and Tina01980HD
The unusual story of Nose and Tina, 2 people in love. He is employed as a brakeman, she as a sex worker.
- 1958
Police
Police01958HD
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...
- 1959
The End of the Line
The End of the Line01959HD
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...
- 1978
So Long To Run
So Long To Run01978HD
A young mother faces hardship in the form of an abusive ex-husband and overzealous social worker.
- 1966
The Baymen
The Baymen01966HD
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,...
- 1957
It's a Crime
It's a Crime01957HD
A suave safecracker offers his reflections on wintertime unemployment in Canada.
- 1970
Tiger Child
Tiger Child01970HD
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...