STK-ID 33118

Churchill: shot of men walking towards "National Harbours Board". HALSs over flat terrain, road leading to causeway, of meteorological station at edge of Hudson Bay, of railway cars in freight yard, TILT UP to northern town on shore of bay. Shots of people on platform of train station including Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers and soldiers. MS of young woman posing for camera. MS of white frame building, sign "Churchill - Post Office" on top. LS down grain field, rocky terrain in background. Shots of men building frame house, of Indigenous women and children, of naval officer standing on deck of ship, of Hudson's Bay Company post at Churchill, of crates on pier, man shoving them off. MLS of group of Indigenous women walking past camera, meteorological station in background. MS of woman vaccinating Indigenous woman outside frame building, other Indigenous women waiting in background.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Eye Witness No. 0
Location
Churchill, Hudson Bay
Year
1947
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk, Born Digital, ProRes
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486, 2048x1556, 1920 x 1080