Reel-to-Reel

Play the movie for your residents. A day or two later when they’re refreshed, I’ll discuss the history behind the film. Fun for them, easy for you!

NOTE: the movie is optional as these lectures can be enjoyed independently

  • Combining humour with history, we examine the triumphs and struggles of Newfoundland, which, in many ways, is the historical heartland of Canada.

    Movie description for The Grand Seduction: Starring one of Canada’s most beloved actors, this heart-felt comedy is about a small town in Newfoundland and how far its residents go to entice a big-city doctor into staying.

  • By unlocking the atom’s secrets, Oppenheimer might have destroyed humanity — or saved it. Explore the history of the bomb’s development along with the ethics and benefits of this terrifying weapon.

    Movie description for Oppenheimer: This movie tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer — the physicist who helped split the atom — creating weapons of unimaginable horror.

  • At the end of World War II, the words, “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” did not exist — at least not until the history — making trial of Hitler’s most willing executioners.

    Movie description for Nuremburg: A WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil.

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