Movies: Michael Rubbo

  • 1969
    I Am an Old Tree

    I Am an Old Tree (1969)

    I Am an Old Tree

    01969HD

    A picture of life in Cuba by a filmmaker who believes in getting into people's lives and letting ideas seep out of what he finds. Among the people shown are a doctor who came back to Cuba, a high-school student whose school-based radio-assembly work ...

    I Am an Old Tree
  • 1972
    OK ... Camera

    OK ... Camera (1972)

    OK ... Camera

    01972HD

    This documentary film is an exploration of Québec’s feature film industry. The film takes a look at the people who have succeeded in this unique milieu (Geneviève Bujold is one) or failed; at its movies, which run the gamut from hard-core skinflicks ...

    OK ... Camera
  • 1974
    Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut

    Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut (1974)

    Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut

    01974HD

    This short film presents Mr. Bate, an inventor who discovers a substitute for gasoline in barnyard manure. Even though he fits the classic mould of single-minded know-how and practical dreamer, his discovery is tried and tested. He demonstrates how h...

    Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut
  • 1968
    Sir! Sir!

    Sir! Sir! (1968)

    Sir! Sir!

    01968HD

    Here is what happened in a Toronto classroom when teachers occupied the children's desks and children became the teachers. The film grew out of another, Mrs. Ryan's Drama Class, where young children found their way into creative drama. There is food ...

    Sir! Sir!