The Best NFB Films of the 2000s

With 3000+ films that you can stream for free, picking a starting point can be tricky!

Enjoy a (subjective) list of the 10 best NFB films from the 2000s!

Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary

Featuring interviews with cinéma-vérité pioneers and mavericks alike, this feature film explores the art of the documentary, from inside out. WIth Albert Maysles, Errol Morris, Nick Bloomfield, and 30 other leading documentarians.

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

Carts of Darkness

Take a bumpy ride across North Vancouver’s posh streets with this high-adrenaline film about a group of homeless men who combine bottle picking with extreme shopping cart racing.

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

From The Big Bang to Tuesday Morning

Zip through an absurdist version of the evolution of life on planet Earth with this slick Claude Cloutier short.

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

Madame Tutli-Putli

Watch this Oscar-nominated stop-motion short about a woman who faces the kindness and menace of strangers as well as some old demons of her own during a long night aboard the night train.

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

Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny

Poking fun at the Inuit people’s status as “exotic” documentary subjects, this satirical film examines the strange and curious customs of <em>Qallunaat</em>: the Inuit word for white people.

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

RiP! A Remix Manifesto

Web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of copyright in the information age, mashing up the media landscape of the 20th century and shattering the wall between users and producers.

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

Ryan

Dive deep into influential Canadian animator Ryan Larkin’s life, art, and personal struggles with this riveting Oscar®-winning animated short by Chris Landreth.

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

Sleeping Betty

When Princess Betty falls under a strange sleeping spell, the King calls the entire kingdom for help. But will a kiss really be enough to wake her?

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

The Danish Poet

A poet attempts to answer some big questions: what chains of events lead up to love, birth, death, and everything in between? This charming short won the 2006 Animated Short Oscar®.

oehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/danish_poet-edu/

The Devil You Know: Inside the Mind of Todd McFarlane

Meet one of the most fascinating and innovative men in popular entertainment today: Todd McFarlane, creator of fictional superhero Spawn. Driven, controversial, relentless, McFarlane also lives a happy suburban life married to his childhood sweetheart.

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

 

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