Paul Steffler Movies

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

A hack filmmaker wastes the money lent to him by a mysterious organization, and so has to take matters into his own hands by locking a cast of actors...

An exploration of the unique culture of Newfoundland's outports, the film revisits the PR coup that launched the animal rights movement onto the...

Mummers and Masks is a one-hour documentary Christmas Special that explores the ageless world of mummers. The producer traces the legacy of mummering...

This documentary portrays the front-line street workers who serve the needy under the umbrella of the Salvation Army. Shot in Toronto at...

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

The Death of Winter: In 1830s Newfoundland, a woman is on trial for the murder of her husband. While innocent of the homicide, she is hanged for...

An artist attempts to finish his final major painting before his death.

The Healing Jar is a short meditative documentary which uses ASMR techniques and poetic imagery designed to relax the audience. It creates a space...

A New Age mother and her pragmatic daughter test the limits of their beliefs and their relationship on a quest to prove magic exists.

Clothesline Patch is the story of a young girl trying to keep a secret in a small Newfoundland outport (c. 1966), an unlikely setting for keeping...

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

Bernice, a 15 year old misfit runs away from her rural Newfoundland community in search of Pignut, a tormented and violent gutter punk, after he...

Mary recounts to her daughter Eva the childhood story of when Mary and her father fell through the ice on a frozen pond.

It seems like everyone in Violet’s family dies at age 55. Her mother did, her father did, and as this movie opens Violet, played by Mary Walsh,...

A Roadl Dahl-like fable about an ill fated professional pianist who comes down with a unique affliction: he is losing the use of his fingers. His...

Two teenage boys escape an unhappy home, embarking on a perilous journey of self-discovery that takes them deep into the Newfoundland wilderness.

A charming documentary which captures the sights, sounds and spirit of the annual Victoria Park Lantern festival in St. John's, Newfoundland,...

Gerry Rogers, a filmmaker in Newfoundland, documents her personal battle with breast cancer. With her partner Peggy and lots of support from family...

Directed by Michael Ostroff (Pegi Nicol: Something Dancing About Her (2004)) and produced by Mary Sexton (Gemini Award Winning Tommy... A Family...