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Bowmanville Library
Monday, November 10
1-3pm

Adults | Drop in

During World War II, with men engaged elsewhere in the war effort, hundreds of women pursued careers at the newly formed National Film Board. These pioneering women made movie history, creating work that spoke to the world with a distinctive Canadian voice.

Juxtaposing a dazzling array of archival material with dynamic animation by NFB infographics artist Mélanie Bouchard, director Donald McWilliams evokes the heady wartime years, when...

Bowmanville Library
Monday, November 10
1-3pm

Adults | Drop in

During World War II, with men engaged elsewhere in the war effort, hundreds of women pursued careers at the newly formed National Film Board. These pioneering women made movie history, creating work that spoke to the world with a distinctive Canadian voice.

Juxtaposing a dazzling array of archival material with dynamic animation by NFB infographics artist Mélanie Bouchard, director Donald McWilliams evokes the heady wartime years, when women played a key part in transforming the NFB into a major international studio.

For more information and trailer, please see the NFB website:
https://www.nfb.ca/film/a-return-to-memory/ 

(National Film Board of Canada | 2024 | 116 min)