Cape Breton Island
This Traveltalk series entry visits the easternmost area of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. We learn that although the island was originally settled by the French, most of the island's inhabitants are of Scottish de
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A Cape Breton Storyteller
The late writer and filmmaker Mike Melski muses about what it means to be a Cape Bretoner, filmed in the special place that always brought him peace and contentment.
Natalie MacMaster Live in Cape Breton
A Gala Concert filmed during the Celtic Colours 10th Anniversary Festival at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
The Gaels of Cape Breton
Shows Scottish settlers in the Highlands of Cape Breton, much like the Highlands of Scotland. Small flocks of sheep like the crofters of the old country wander on the hills and provide wool for spinning and weaving, whil
Robert and June (Cape Breton and NYC)
"In films shot on 16mm and Super 8 over many years, now edited digitally, I reflect on my many visits to the homes of Robert and June in a relentlessly changing NYC and a seemingly timeless Cape Breton." — Jem Cohen
"They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s
For 200 years, coal mining had been a way of life in Cape Breton. By 1920 things were looking up: miners were unionized and paid decent wages. Then the British Empire Steel Corporation arrived and bought every single ste
Canada Vignettes: Men of the Deeps, Cape Breton
This short vignette features coal mines in New Waterford and Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, along with traditional Cape Breton folk songs sung by Men of the Deeps - a miners' choral group.