THE LOST PHARAOH: THE SEARCH FOR AKHENATEN (1980)
Also available in French, under the title LE PHARAON OUBLIÉ - À LA RECHERCHE D'AKHENATON

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Genre : Documentary film
56 min 35 sec
Colour
Produced by: Tom Daly, Don Hopkins & Nicholas Kendall
Directed by Nicholas Kendall
Written by: Donald Brittain
Distributed by: The National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis:

This documentary tells the fascinating story of an ancient pharaoh who was almost lost to history, and the archaeological sleuthing that went into piecing together information about him.

An accidental discovery in 1975 by Canadian archaeologist Dr. Donald Redford and his team led to the uncovering of the foundation of one of Akhenaten's temples. The film follows Redford in his attempt to solve the mystery of this enigmatic ruler.

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FIRST HARVEST (1988)
Also available in French, under the title PREMIÈRE MOISSON

Genre: Documentary film
34 min 25 sec
Colour
Produced by: Jack Silberman
Co-produced by: Northern Lights Media Corporation
Directors Nicholas Kendall
Distributed by The National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis:

First Harvest provides a rare insight into a mature and innovative agricultural development project in the beautiful, remote mountain area of northern Pakistan.

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HARD OIL! (1980)

Genre: Documentary film
28 min 14 sec
Colour
Produced by: Brian Arnott, Don Hopkins, David Springbett
Directed by: Nicholas Kendall
Distributed by The National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis:

The story of the early Canadian oil industry from its start in Petrolia and Oil Springs, Ontario, from about 1850 to 1900. Dramatic re-creations blend with archival photographs and diaries to tell the rags-to-riches-to-rags tale of a boom that went bust.

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DO IT WITH JOY (1979)

Genre: Documentary film
27 min 00 sec
Colour
Produced by: Nicholas Kendall
Directed by Nicholas Kendall
Distributed by The National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis:

British Columbia has a reforestation program to restock vast tracts of land stripped by logging companies. DO IT WITH JOY is about a unique community: a group of people from widely varying backgrounds who come together each spring to plant trees in the vast logged areas of northern British Columbia.

For all of them, tree planting is a source of income, but more importantly it is a chance to share in the building of a self-sufficient community for the few months of the planting season.

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RAPE: FACE TO FACE (1982)

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Genre: Documentary video
55 min.
Colour
Produced by; KCTS/TV Christian Bruyére, Nicholas Kendall, Keet Neville
& Tom Shandel
Directed by: Nicholas Kendall & Keet Neville
Distributed by Filmakers Library

Synopsis:

A highly charged award winning documentary examining the causes and consequences of rape, one of the fastest growing crimes in America. It includes an emotional confrontation between rapists and victims of rape (though not by these particular men).

The women reveal the depth of the trauma they sustained. The men, who are in therapy at the Washington State Hospital, seem surprised at the deep emotional wounds that the women experienced.

In addition to examining the complex issue of rape, the filmmakers provide an insight into the thought processes and behavior patterns of violent sex offenders, and the implied values society places on power and the status of women..

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GIFTED KIDS (1984)

Genre: Documentary film
24 min 38 sec
Colour
Produced by: John Taylor, Jennifer Torrance
Directed by: Keet Neville
Distributed by: The National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis:

Exceptional or gifted children represent a great potential for society. However, the majority of these children go unrecognized because public educational systems are not geared to challenge their academic, artistic and personal growth.

Through interviews with teachers, parents and gifted students in Coquitlam, British Columbia, GIFTED KIDS looks at one of the few school districts in North America that has continually expanding enrichment programs throughout its primary and secondary grades.

The film examines how these programs stimulate the students' particular talents, and discusses some of the problems that gifted children face in the absence of such resources.

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BILL AND JOHN (1972)

Genre: Documentary short film
10 minutes
Colour
Directed by Nicholas Kendall
Distributed by Moving Images

Synopsis:

A straightforward portrait of two older men who live in the streets of London. Despite their limited circumstances, they manage to live a dignified life.

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GLIMPSES OF LIGHT(2010)

Genre : Documentary film
56 min 35 sec
Colour
Produced by: Nicholas Kendall
Directed by Nicholas Kendall
Written by:
Distributed by:
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