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Thisfeaturedocumentaryexaminesitsowngenre,whichhasoftenbeencalledCanada'snationalartform.ReleasedintheyearoftheNFB's75thbirthday,ShamelessPropagandaisfilmmakerRobertLower'stakeontheboldestandmostcompellingpropagandaeffortinourhistory(1939-1945),inwhichfoundingNFBCommissionerJohnGriersonsawthedocumentaryasa"hammertoshapesociety".All500ofthefilmsproducedbytheNFBuntil1945aredistilledherefortheessenceoftheirmessagetoCanadians.Usingonlythesefilmsandstillphotosfromthatera,LowerrecreatesthepictureofCanadatheygaveusandlooksinitfortheCanadaweknowtoday.Whathefindsisbyturnsenlightening,entertaining,andunexpectedlydisturbing.