Making Movie History: The Composers

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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

Terence Macartney-Filgate reflects on the groundbreaking series Candid Eye and the birth of direct cinema.

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Colin Low reflects on leaving art school in Calgary to join the NFB and his early days in the NFB's animation department.

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

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.

A look at the work and legacy of Tom Daly, the legendary Unit B producer, who died in 2011.

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