Monday, October 18, 2010

National Film Board of Canada

The National Film Board of Canada is a great source of free video available for use with your students. There are many films available free of charge and most of the films can be watched online, directly from the website. There are also embed links that allow instructors the ability to embed video directly into their own website or online course software systems.

Content description of film was taken from the National Film Board of Canada website:

This film is a short documentary that is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the age of 4 due to family problems, he spent the rest of his 17 short years moving in and out of 28 foster homes, group homes and shelters in Alberta. A sensitive, articulate young man, Richard Cardinal left behind a diary upon which this film is based.