Barbara Doran Movies

A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis...

The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in Newfoundland.

A young girl in central Newfoundland becomes convinced she is connected to one of the last Beothuk people. As she and her father search for her...

Sexually abused by her father from infancy to early adolescence, Shirley Turcotte is now in her thirties and has succeeded in building a rich and...

In 1969, a visiting geologist from Newfoundland arouses scandal in a small Irish village when he romances a local girl who’s destined for the...

In 1947 Whitbourne, Newfoundland, Alan Hepditch, a by-the-books but squeamish and somewhat dimwitted criminologist is constantly being tormented by...

French artist and author Jean Giraud is one of the most famous and influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time. He achieved his...

Video lottery addiction is a serious problem in Canada, but does the government's need for revenue mean the enormous social costs are being ignored?...

A struggling writer emerges from rehab and reunites with his estranged brother, but soon descends into a tragic love triangle and is forced to...

The Real Matriarch takes a look at the politics, life and professions of four prominent women from Newfoundland and Labrador: Lois Brown, Barbara...

This award winning miniseries traces the difficult passage of young Mary Keane (Aoife McMahon) from servitude in Ireland to the squalor of...

In 1992, an independent South African puppetry group, the African Research and Educational Puppetry Program, were invited by OXFAM (Canada) to bring...

"Keeping Up with Cathy Jones" is a biographical romp through the life and times of this outrageously funny lady of stage, screen and television. From...

"Where Did I Put - My Memory?" is a light-hearted, enlightening journey into our memories - and how we can improve them.

Elliott Leyton, the subject of this riveting documentary by filmmaker Barbara Doran, can't help but be fascinating; that's because Leyton, who...

Emily Price tries to balance family life and leading crunch negotiations between a Canadian politician and the president of a country whose natural...

The cod fishery off the east coast of Newfoundland was a way of life, the backbone of society -- until it collapsed. A review of the history leading...

A graduate history student returns to her native Newfoundland, searching for proof of a conspiracy surrounding the referendum that saw Newfoundland...

What would make an ordinary woman kill her husband? This powerful documentary is about three battered women who, after years of violence, kill their...

A documentary retrospective on the prolific career of acclaimed Canadian actor, writer and director Gordon Pinsent.