Here is another selection of recently added and updated National Film Board streaming videos

 Ever deadly /directed by Chelsea McMullan, Tanya Tagaq ; produced by Lea Marin, Anita Lee, Anita Lee, Kate Vollum ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal). Ever Deadly is an immersive, visceral music and cinema experience featuring Tanya Tagaq, avant-garde Inuit throat singer. This documentary explores Tagaq’s transformation of sound with an eye to colonial fallout, freedom and Canadian history. We witness Tagaq’s intimate relationship with the Nuna–the Land–a living, breathing organism present in all forms of her improvised performances. Ever Deadly weaves concert footage with stunning sequences filmed on location in Nunavut, seamlessly bridging landscapes, stories and songs with pain, anger and triumph–all through the expressions of one of the most innovative musical performers of our time.

 Giiwe: this is home /directed by: Merle Robillard, Andrew Lau ; production agency: Merle Robillard Pictures. Brent Mitchellwas removed from his Ojibwe home near Sagkeeng First Nations, Manitoba when he was just a year old and moved to New Zealand with his foster parents when he was five where he endured emotional, physical and sexual abuse. In the summer of 2017, we meet Brent and his wife, Yolanda who traveled from New Zealand to Winnipeg, Manitoba where the film-makers witnessed the connections grow between Brent, his sister, Penny and brother, Ron as well as with their identity and culture.

 Inconvenient indian /directed by: Michelle Latimer ; produced by: Stuart Henderson, Justine Pimlott, Jesse Wente, Gordon Henderson, Anita Lee, Randy Lennox, Rita Kotzia  et al. Inconvenient Indian dives deep into the brilliant mind of Thomas King, Indigenous intellectual, master storyteller, and author of The Inconvenient Indian, to shatter the misconception that history is anything more than stories we tell about the past.  King takes us on a critical journey through the colonial narratives of North America. He eloquently exposes the falsehoods of white supremacy and deftly punctures myths of Indigenous erasure to lay bare what has been extracted from the land, culture, and peoples of Turtle Island.

 The flying sailor /directed by Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby ; produced by David Christensen, David Christensen ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal). In 1917, two ships collided in the Halifax Harbour, causing the largest accidental explosion in history. Among the tragic stories of the disaster is the remarkable account of a sailor who, blown skyward from the docks, flew a distance of two kilometres before landing uphill, naked and unharmed. Academy award nominee, The Flying Sailor is a contemplation of his journey. Drawing on reports of traumatic shock and near-death experiences, animators Tilby and a Forbis consider the kind of cataclysmic moment that pulls us from our path, strips us bare and utterly shifts our perspective. Employing a wealth of techniques (3D, 2D, live action, and photographs), along with a bold mix of comedy, suspense, philosophy and playful abstraction, The Flying Sailor is an exhilarating meditation on a few seconds of a life, and a celebration of the wonder and fragility of being.

 The writing process /directed by Tim Rayne ; produced by Arthur Thomson ; production agency: Raynemaker Productions (Fredericton). Singer-songwriters share their creative process on how they refine their craft. Electronic musicians provide insight on how they create music in makeshift home studios. And young hip hop artists share the art of the sample and the inspiration behind writing lyrical bars. One band discusses the importance of collaboration in the writing process.

 Tomson Highway: kipimâtisinaw tapâhpeyahk /directed by: Barry Bilinsky ; produced by: Chehala Rose Leonard, David Christensen ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal). An intimate glimpse into the life of Cree author, musician, playwright, and storyteller Tomson Highway, recipient of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. Through his warmth and Cree humour Tomson invites us into his home in Gatineau, Quebec, where he shares stories about his parents, reasons for living, and the power of music as a language in and of itself.

 White noise /directed by: Simon Beaulieu ; produced by: Nathalie Cloutier, Colette Loumède ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal). A reflection on the fate of humanity in the Anthropocene epoch, White Noise is a roller-coaster of a film, a whirlwind of sounds and images. It  transforms the imminent collapse of our civilization in the era of climate change and eco-anxiety into a visceral aesthetic experience.