Grierson

58 mins
A portrait of John Grierson, the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner and founder of the National Film Board in 1939. Interweaving archival footage, interviews with people who knew him and footage of Grierson himself, this film is a sensitive and informative portrait of a dynamic man of vision. Grierson believed that the filmmaker had a social responsibility, and that film could help a society realize democratic ideals. His absolute faith in the value of capturing the drama of everyday life was to influence generations of filmmakers all over the world. In fact, he coined the term 'documentary film'.

Michael Kane

Narrator (voice)

John Grierson

Self (archive footage)

Norman McLaren

Self (archive footage)

Woodrow Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Lester B. Pearson

Self (archive footage)

Roger Blais

Director

Colin Charles

Location Sound Mixer

Raymond Dumas

Animation Director

Jean-Pierre Joutel

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

André Galbrand

Sound Editor

David Bairstow

Executive Producer

Roger Blais

Producer

Bernard Bordeleau

Sound Editor

Lewis McLeod

Director of Photography

Jacques Fogel

Director of Photography

Eugene Boyko

Director of Photography

Michel Thomas-d'Hoste

Director of Photography

Magí Torruella

Director of Photography

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