Our Home and Native Land

If you haven’t heard, this year marks the 150 anniversary of Canadian Confederation.

There’s about a million activities planned to celebrate (and we have a few of our own, in case you didn’t know), so this July 1st, what better way to express your love for Canada than with a couple different renditions of our national anthem?

 

O Canada

This short film illustrates the Canadian national anthem through the use of contemporary and archival footage.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/o_canada/

O Canada

This very short stereoscopic film by Evelyn Lambart uses drawings to suggest movement across Canada’s ever-changing countryside.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/o-canada/

William Shatner Sings O Canada

It’s our national anthem like you’ve never heard it before! William Shatner steers his starship to comic heights, taking patriotism where it’s never gone before.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/william_shatner_sings_o_canada/

O Canada #1: National Anthem: ‘With Glowing Hearts’

This version of our anthem was arranged for the 1976 Olympics.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/o_canada_1_national_anthem_with_glowing_hearts/

February 15, 1965: Raising Canada’s New Flag

While not a national anthem, this short documents the first time Canada’s new flag was raised on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. It’s a vital piece of Canadian history, and the NFB was fortunate enough to be there to film it.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/february_15_1965_raising_canadas_new_flag/

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