Making Movie History: Rural Circuits

A series of interviews with NFB artisans (filmmakers, producers, technicians, etc.) coupled with archival footage recounting the infancy of cinema, NFB Memories is a project that seeks to track the role of the Film Board since its inception while playing homage to the art of filmmaking at large. In this excerpt, writer and director Robert Duncan reflects on the art of writing in documentary in this short profile interweaving interviews, photographs and film excerpts.

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

Rex Tasker reflects on the changes that led to the creation of the NFBs Atlantic Production Studio.

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

Robert Verrall recalls coming to Ottawa to join the NFB and the early days in the animation studio including his work on the Oscar winning Romance of Transportation.

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

Celebrated animator Kaj Pindal reflects on his arrival at the NFB, his signature cartoon style and and some of his early works including the Oscar nominated What on Earth!.

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

Animation pioneer Evelyn Lambert recalls arriving at the NFB in the 1940s, her celebrated collaborations with Norman McLaren and her approach to her solo work.

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.

Director Sylvia Hamilton reflects on her work with the NFBs Atlantic Studio and the birth of New Initiatives in Film - A Studio D initiative for women of colour and aboriginal women.

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.

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.

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.