Drylanders

Set in Manitoba in the 1890s, the story traces an Ontario farm family as they move west in search of cheap land. They experience travel on the recently completed CPR, build a sod house, battle a prairie fire and celebrate their first harvest.

Paper Wheat, a film about the play of the same name, describes the harsh lives of the early Saskatchewan settlers and the foundation of the Co-op movement on the Prairies. With great sensitivity and ingenious staging, the 25th Street House Theatre troupe brings to life an era in Canadian history--the development of the west.

A vivid review of life in Canada between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II. Students of Canadian history will gain a new awareness of the people and events that made these twenty years such an important part of the growth of the country. Here were years of prosperity followed by the years of the Great Depression, as Canada went through a severe maturing process. While political, economic and social changes are emphasized, they are viewed against the total life of the Canadian people. For those who lived during this era, the film is full of nostalgia and reminiscence; for younger Canadians, however, it offers an eye-opening glimpse of Canada's past. (Abridged version of Between Two Wars series.)