A Sense of place

Canada, 1976

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Deals with the mass movement of people from rural to urban areas, and the solutions being sought by the world’s governments. There are many reasons behind this migration, but the main one is hope for a better life. Shows man’s resourcefulness in coping with enormous problems and the desperate need to cope with change.

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Credits

director

Rene Bonniere

producer

Roman Bittman

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:56:45:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009638

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Population research

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Urbanization

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Economic development - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Population research

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic development - Environmental aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human ecology

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Population research

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural-urban migration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social change

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization

History → Urbanization

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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