CANADA – rarefilmm | The Cave of Forgotten Films

ONE WOMAN WAITING (1984)

Jon W. — Thu, 14 May 2026 06:45:11 +0000

One Woman Waiting evokes questions of subjectivity in the mirrored performance of two women. The single take, tableau composition forms the structure for catalytic change between the characters. The sensuous desert environment accentuates the poetic and ephemeral quality of this film.

Director: Josephine Massarella.
Writer: Josephine Massarella.
Stars: Marianne Kaplan, Karen Stanley.
Cinematographer: Josephine Massarella.
Composer: Hildegard Westerkamp.

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If you enjoy experimental cinema check out Black Zero, an independent company putting out a lot of rare and previously unavailable Canadian experimental films on Bluray, including a collection of Massarella’s films.

ON A TIGHTROPE (2006)

Jon W. — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 07:56:08 +0000

ON A TIGHTROPE is a heartwarming and beautiful documentary film with a grave backdrop. The documentary follows four children at a government orphanage in Xinjiang, China. The four are learning the ancient Uyghur tradition of Dawaz, tightrope walking. The children’s struggle to master the tightrope becomes a metaphor for their lives, as they walk the line between being true to their cultural and religious heritage and the communist party’s harsh demands for obedience.

Director: Petr Lom.
Writers: Torstein Grude, Petr Lom.
Stars: Hoji Abdullah, Abliz, Aijamal, Jumakhun, Sarigul, Yasin.
Cinematographer: Petr Lom.

2007 Sundance Film Festival | Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize – World Cinema – Documentary.

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MP4 | 542 MB | 532×572 | 25 FPS | 1420 kb/s | AAC 161 kb/s
Languages: Uighur, Mandarin | Subtitles: English (hard)

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HUNGER (1974)

Jon W. — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:13:24 +0000

Animated film satire of self-indulgence in a hungry world. Rapidly dissolving, reshaping images, made with the aid of a computer, create a stark contrast between abundance and want. A man eats, at first sparingly, but his appetite grows to gluttony, greed, and gratification of every desire. The nightmare that finally haunts him is the one that hangs over our disparate world.

Director: Peter Foldes.
Composer: Pierre F. Brault.

1974 Cannes Film Festival – Winner of the Jury Prize for Best Short Film.
1974 Cannes Film Festival – Nominated for the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film.
1975 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Film, Animated.
1975 BAFTA Awards – Winner Best Animated Film.

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MP4 | 540 MB | 1440×1080 | 23.976 FPS | 6500 kb/s | AAC 125 kb/s
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INTRODUCTION TO THE END OF AN ARGUMENT (1990)

Jon W. — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:15:46 +0000

With a combination of Hollywood, European and Israeli film, documentary, news coverage and excerpts of ‘live’ footage shot in the West Bank and Gaza strip, Introduction to the end of an argument critiques representation of the Middle East, Arab culture, and the Palestinian people produced by the West.

Directors: Jayce Salloum, Elia Suleiman.

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MP4 | 634 MB | 706×472 | 23.976 FPS | 2000 kb/s | AAC 160 kb/s
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THE VIGIL (FOR KURT COBAIN) (1998)

Jon W. — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:11:30 +0000

A heartfelt coming of age film for a displaced generation. Following Kurt Cobain’s suicide in 1994, a group of twentysomethings leave Lethbridge, Alberta on a journey to join the vigil for him in Seattle, learning about life, love and death along the way.

Director: Justin MacGregor.
Writer: Justin MacGregor.
Stars: Damon Johnson, Donny Lucas, Allan Franz, Trevor White, Tahina Awan, Jane Spence, Brendan Beiser, William MacDonald, Sheila McCormack, Claire Querée, Jessica Rain, Gwen Chambers, Emanuela Daus, Eric Fell, Stacy Graham, Geneviere Kidd, Matthew Lyons, Dean Marshall, Kerry Platt, Matthew Querée, Brian Radnoff, Libby Scott, Tammy Vernon.
Cinematographer: Jim Wallace.

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MP4 | 1.08 GB | 706×392 | 23.976 FPS | 1699 kb/s | AAC 161 kb/s
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FOUR WOMEN OF EGYPT (1997)

Jon W. — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:22:14 +0000

This feature documentary invites you to partake in a discussion between four Egyptian women of different political and religious stripe. Amina, Safynaz, Shahenda and Wedad are Muslim, Christian, or non-religious, but they are first and foremost friends. They listen to one another’s views and argue openly, without ever breaking the bond that unites them. How do we get along with each other when our views collide? A timely question, and a universal one. Four Women of Egypt takes on this challenge, and their confrontation redefines tolerance.

Director: Tahani Rached.
Writer: Tahani Rached.
Stars: Safynaz Kazem, Wedad Mitry, Shahenda Maklad, Amina Rachid.
Cinematographer: Jacques Leduc.
Composer: Jean Derome.

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MP4 | 1.50 GB | 854×480 | 29.970 FPS | 2300 kb/s | AAC 96 kb/s
Language: Arabic | Subtitles: English (hard)

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You can find more films by Tahani Rached available to stream for free on NFB’s website

BEIRUT! NOT ENOUGH DEATH TO GO ROUND (1983)

Jon W. — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:22:11 +0000

A moving and graphic portrait of the people of wartorn Beirut in their day-to-day struggle to survive in the rubble and despair. Filmed shortly after the 1982 massacres at Sabra and Chatila, the film gives a vivid picture of the plight of these people and of any people who are too poor to escape the ravages of war.

Director: Tahani Rached.
Cinematographer: Jacques Leduc.
Composers: René Lussier, Claude Simard, Jean De Rome.

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MP4 | 981 MB | 640×480 | 29.970 FPS | 2300 kb/s | AAC 96 kb/s
Languages: Arabic, English | Subtitles: English (hard, for non-English parts)

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You can find more films by Tahani Rached available to stream for free on NFB’s website

SILENT NIGHT (2002)

Jon W. — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 02:52:54 +0000

Fact-based World War II story set on Christmas Eve, 1944, finds a German Mother and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front. When she is invaded by three American soldiers and then three German soldiers, she successfully convinces the soldiers to put aside their differences for one evening and share a Christmas dinner.

Director: Rodney Gibbons.
Writer: Roger Aylward.
Stars: Linda Hamilton, Matthew Harbour, Romano Orzari, Alain Goulem, Michael Elkin, Martin Neufeld, Mark Antony Krupa, Cassian Bopp, James McGowan, Michael Sinelnikoff.
Cinematographer: Eric Cayla.
Composer: James Gelfand.

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MP4 | 1.72 GB | 720×480 | 23.976 FPS | 2570 kb/s | AAC 160 kb/s
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