NFB Collection
Newfoundland Sentinel of the Atlantic
194519 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Beth Zinkan
Production: Beth Zinkan
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Department of External Affairs.
This film portrays pre-Confederation daily life in Newfoundland. The homes, community events, ways of making a living and the resources of timber and iron are also shown. A film to assist in the discussion of Newfoundland's development since World War I.
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Subject categories
- History - Canada > Atlantic Region
- Economics > Canadian Community and Regional Development
- Fishing and Hunting Industries > CodFishing CommunitiesNewfoundland
- Social Studies > Communities in Canada/World
- History > Early Colonization/Settlement
- Geography > Territory: Regional
Credits
- producer
- Beth Zinkan
- director
- Beth Zinkan
- camera
- Margaret Perry
- music
- Maurice Blackburn