Wheat

Canada, 1968

Please note

Sorry, we don't have images or video for this item.

In this epic of the autumn harvest on the Canadian prairies, there is artistry in what the film shows of the seas of golden grain and the bold geometry carved on them by the invading fleet of combine harvesters. Canadian Northern is still the wheat of top quality. This film shows some of the men who grow it, as well as those who keep it moving to world markets.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

producer

Douglas Jackson

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Robert Nichol

Duration

00:16:05:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011860

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Canada

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Harvesting

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Canada

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wheat

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Autumn

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Prairies

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Seasons

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Seasons - Canada

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/74659--wheat/ |title=Wheat |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=2 February 2023 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}