Roman Kroitor Movies

  • 1983
    Laughter in My Soul

    Laughter in My Soul

    Laughter in My Soul

    101983HD

    This short documentary profiles cartoonist, painter, humorist, publisher, iconographer, and teacher Jacob Maydanyk. Part of the first wave of...

    Laughter in My Soul
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Love on Wheels

    Canada Vignettes: Love on Wheels

    Canada Vignettes: Love on Wheels

    91979HD

    This short fiction film tells the love story between a young anglophone and a young francophone who unite their destinies in roller skates.

    Canada Vignettes: Love on Wheels
  • 1957
    It's a Crime

    It's a Crime

    It's a Crime

    71957HD

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

    It's a Crime
  • 1960
    I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling

    I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling

    I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling

    71960HD

    A short 1960 documentary about physical fitness trends in the big city. Here you see modern man brought to bay by his own poundage, resolved to erase...

    I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling
  • 1959
    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    Glenn Gould: On the Record

    8.51959HD

    This short documentary (the second of two parts) follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding...

    Glenn Gould: On the Record
  • 1966
    Little White Crimes

    Little White Crimes

    Little White Crimes

    71966HD

    A tale from downtown, where the morality of business is not always as transparent as the shining glass fronts of the office buildings. The film...

    Little White Crimes
  • 1962
    Lonely Boy

    Lonely Boy

    Lonely Boy

    61962HD

    This short film portrays the story of singer Paul Anka, who rose from obscurity to become the idol of millions of adolescent fans around the world....

    Lonely Boy
  • 2006
    Rebels with a Camera

    Rebels with a Camera

    Rebels with a Camera

    02006HD

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

    Rebels with a Camera
  • 1990
    Echoes of the Sun

    Echoes of the Sun

    Echoes of the Sun

    81990HD

    The first film produced in IMAX DOME 3D, this film shows how photosynthesis converts sunlight into stored energy in plants, which subsequently...

    Echoes of the Sun
  • 1957
    City of Gold

    City of Gold

    City of Gold

    5.81957HD

    Classic short film depicts the Klondike gold rush at its peak, when would-be prospectors struggled through harsh conditions to reach the fabled gold...

    City of Gold
  • 1964
    Nobody Waved Goodbye

    Nobody Waved Goodbye

    Nobody Waved Goodbye

    6.21964HD

    A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.

    Nobody Waved Goodbye
  • 1977
    Hold the Ketchup

    Hold the Ketchup

    Hold the Ketchup

    81977HD

    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
  • 1963
    21-87

    21-87

    21-87

    6.81963HD

    This short film from Arthur Lipsett is an abstract collage of snippets from discarded footage found by Lipsett in the editing room of the National...

    21-87
  • 1952
    Age of the Beaver

    Age of the Beaver

    Age of the Beaver

    81952HD

    This film provides a brief history of the fur trade in Canada, showing its effects on exploration and settlement. Engravings and paintings from the...

    Age of the Beaver
  • 1964
    Above the Horizon

    Above the Horizon

    Above the Horizon

    91964HD

    An exciting exploration of the weather and how man may one day learn to control it. For this film a great deal of extraordinary colour footage of the...

    Above the Horizon
  • 1982
    Hail Columbia!

    Hail Columbia!

    Hail Columbia!

    7.21982HD

    An IMAX documentary that follows the first flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, from launch preparations to its historic return to Earth.

    Hail Columbia!
  • 1982
    First Winter

    First Winter

    First Winter

    6.91982HD

    A historical drama depicting an Irish immigrant family’s first winter in Canada, where isolation, illness, and an unforgiving landscape test...

    First Winter
  • 1958
    Memory of Summer

    Memory of Summer

    Memory of Summer

    71958HD

    An attempt to recapture the magic of childhood as the cameras follow children at play.

    Memory of Summer
  • 1985
    We Are Born of Stars

    We Are Born of Stars

    We Are Born of Stars

    71985HD

    WE ARE BORN OF STARS is the first Anaglyph single projector 3D film created for IMAX/IMAX Dome projection. Using computer graphics, the film traces...

    We Are Born of Stars
  • 1978
    The Red Dress

    The Red Dress

    The Red Dress

    7.51978HD

    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