Making Movie History: Kaj Pindal

In this short interview, Grant Munro, the celebrated animator, actor and director recalls being recruited by Norman McLaren to join the NFB's legendary animation studio.

This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

Director and Animator Gerald Potterton recalls arriving at the NFBs celebrated Animation Studio and some of his forays into live action fiction.

This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

Jacques Drouin's artistic trajectory is closely tied to the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen. No other filmmaker has employed the device with such dedication since Alexeïeff himself, who created the design in 1931. Consisting of a perforated board with 240,000 adjustable pins, the pinscreen can be manipulated to create evocative moving images. Having made a series of notable pinscreen films with his wife Claire Parker, Alexeïeff gave one of his 10 prototypes to the NFB. Intrigued by its creative potential, Drouin made good use of the precious item--to the great pleasure of its elderly inventor--crafting remarkable animation like Mindscape (1976) and Imprints (2005). Now recognized as the leading master of the technique, Drouin was called upon by the French Film Archives in Paris to oversee the 2007 restoration of their own pinscreens.

This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

Director and writer Carol Geddes reflects on telling stories from an aboriginal perspective as a filmmaker in the NFBs North West studio.

This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

Director Don Owen recalls working with Tom Daly and the legendary Unit B and his groundbreaking improvised drama Nobody Waved Good-bye.

This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

Morten Parker recalls the early days of documentary filmmaking at the NFB, including the making of his Oscar nominated film The Stratford Adventure.

This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

Composers Louis Applebaum and Eldon Rathburn reflect on the role of music in film and their work as in-house composers for the NFB.

This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

Lateformer NFB commissioner Jacques Bensimon, who headed the Film Board from 2001 to 2006, recalls coming into the NFB as a director in the early 1960s, at a time when the institution was seeking to broaden its horizons and expand its reach.

This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

Producer Michael Scott reflects on moving from the NFBs head office in Montreal to help set up the NFBs Prairie studio in the late 1970s.

This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

Dorothy Todd Hénaut describes her arrival at the NFB and her work on the groundbreaking Challenge For Change community filmmaking program.

This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

Evelyn Spice Cherry talks about directing documentaries at the NFB during the Second World War. Cherry was one of the first women directors at NFB.

This short film is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.