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Movie Showman

This short film portrays the NFB's itinerant projectionists during the '40s and early '50s who travelled throughout Canada, bringing films and discussions to rural communities. The film uses a mix of dramatic re-enactments with archival footage and interviews with veterans of the movie circuit to shed light on an important period in Canadian film history.
Release Date: 1989-01-01
Documentary
Official website: https://www.nfb.ca/film/movie_showman/

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