DOC(K) DAY 2026

All-Canadian inspiring tales

 

Spring is in the air and with that comes Doc(k) Day! Time for a day of documentary films before you hit the dock for summer.

 

On Saturday, April 11, at the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion, Those Other Movies is excited to bring four documentary films (three full-length and one shorter film) to Haliburton. It is an opportunity to come together as a community to learn, reflect, and be inspired.

 

We are excited this year to present an ALL CANADIAN line up with films that touch upon the immigrant experience, the natural world, artistic pursuits, community contributions, dementia care, entrepreneurship and adventure. The lineup* for the day is:

 

• 10:00am I am the Art: Nobuo Kubota (85 min.)

• Picnic lunch! Bring your own lunch; eat and chat together in the cafeteria.

• 1:30pm: Clairtone (73 min.)

• 3:30pm: We Lend a Hand - The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes (49 min.)

• 7:30pm: The Art of Adventure (90 min.) + Q&A with director Alison Reid, and stars of the documentary - Robert Bateman and Bristol Foster

There is lots of time this year between films to move, eat and discuss the films with fellow movie goers.

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I am the Art: Nobuo Kubota explores the life and artistic journey of 92-year-old Nobuo Kubota, a Japanese-Canadian artist whose work spans painting, sculpture, sound, music, installation, and film. His art reflects a deep engagement with Zen, Shintoism, and experimental avant-garde practices. The film highlights Kubota’s childhood in a Japanese internment camp, the influence of his Samurai father and caring for his wife, Lee, who had Alzheimer’s while continuing his creative practice. It reflects on the lessons learned from Kubota’s unwavering dedication to art and life, offering an inspiring story of creativity, wisdom, and the human spirit’s enduring strength.

 

Our second documentary, Clairtone, presented in chapters punctuated with dance sequences, elaborate costumes and almost a comic-book feel puts the spotlight on a lively slice of arcane Canadiana, the rise and fall Clairtone, the homegrown electronics company founded by Peter Munk and David Gilmour in the 1960s. Renowned for their high-end stereos and color televisions that epitomized iconic mid-century design, Clairtone soared to international acclaim, becoming a symbol of Canadian ingenuity and modernity. After six years of spectacular growth, the company’s failure to navigate economic challenges led to a dramatic decline (shades of Blackberry). It’s a story of dauntless entrepreneurship and optimism that captures the “anything

 

is possible” feeling of Expo 67. It is narrated by journalist Nina Munk and features dancer/choreographer Mairéad Filgate who has many Haliburton fans.

 

Our second film in the afternoon, We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of the Ontario Farmerettes is a 49-min documentary which reveals the true story of the Ontario Farm Service Force. It put 40,000 volunteer teenage girls to work between 1941 and 1952, arriving from different parts of Ontario and Quebec to many locations in Southwestern Ontario. They were called The Farmerettes. Their job: to ensure critical food production during a perilous period of modern history. Most had no prior farming experience. They worked under relentless weather conditions and schedules and produced hundreds of thousands of tons of food that were shipped off to the frontlines to feed starving European populations and even prisoners of war. Through reenactments and unique archival images, We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes recounts the story of these magnificent young women, now in their late 90s, reminding us that service comes in many forms.

 

We are truly excited to present our evening film, The Art of Adventure. As young men in their twenties, renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman and spirited biologist Bristol Foster embark on a globe-trotting adventure in the 1950’s in a Land Rover they name the Grizzly Torque. It is a powerful story of environmental activism, youthful naivety, human connections and respect for all living things. The more we know, the more we care. Director Alison Reid who was a guest at our Doc(k) Day in 2019 with her film The Woman Who Loves Giraffes has created another incredible work using footage taken by Bristol Foster and artwork by Robert Bateman. We are thrilled to have an opportunity to ask questions and learn from Alison with a Q and A after the film.

 

It will be a full day of learning, inspiration and pride with these Canadian stories. 
It will be a full day of learning, inspiration and pride with these Canadian stories. Full day VIP Passes can be purchased below  or with cash at our March film on March 12. PASSES are $35 for all four films or $30 for Season Pass holders. Tickets for individual movies will be available for $10 with sales for all movies beginning when doors open on Saturday, April 11, 2026