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Shameless Propaganda
2014
1 h 11 min
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This feature documentary examines its own genre, which has often been called Canada's national art form. Released in the year of the NFB's 75th birthday, Shameless Propaganda is filmmaker Robert Lower's take on the boldest and most compelling propaganda effort in our history (1939-1945), in which founding NFB Commissioner John Grierson saw the documentary as a "hammer to shape society". All 500 of the films produced by the NFB until 1945 are distilled here for the essence of their message to Canadians. Using only these films and still photos from that era, Lower recreates the picture of Canada they gave …
This feature documentary examines its own genre, which has often been called Canada's national art form. Released in the year of the NFB's 75th birthday, Shameless Propaganda is filmmaker Robert Lower's take on the boldest and most compelling propaganda effort in our history (1939-1945), in which founding NFB Commissioner John Grierson saw the documentary as a "hammer to shape society". All 500 of the films produced by the NFB until 1945 are distilled here for the essence of their message to Canadians. Using only these films and still photos from that era, Lower recreates the picture of Canada they gave us and looks in it for the Canada we know today. What he finds is by turns enlightening, entertaining, and unexpectedly disturbing.
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writerRobert Lower
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directorRobert Lower
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producerDavid Christensen
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editorRobert Lower
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narratorRobert Lower
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composerRandolph Peters
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sound effects editorJohn Schritt
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narration recordingJohn Schritt
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foley recordingJohn Schritt
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sync effects editorRuss Dyck
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narration editorRuss Dyck
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foley artistRuss Dyck
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assistant editorLiam KarpDiedra Bayne
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researchElizabeth KlinckSylvia Mezei
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rights clearancesElizabeth KlinckSylvia Mezei
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technical coordinatorSteve Hallé
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online editorDenis Gathelier
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re-recordingJean Paul Vialard
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graphicsMélanie Bouchard
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titlesMélanie Bouchard
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photo researchClaude LordYvon Larocque
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photography restorationClaude LordYvon Larocque
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technician, conservation & laboratoryNicola Gisondi
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technician, digitization, conservation & laboratoryMarie-France RousseauMartin Forget
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colouristSylvie Marie FortierChantal GagnéRichard LanoueAldo La Ricca
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audio restorationSylvain CajelaisClaude ChevalierLuc Léger
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production coordinatorGinette D'SilvaFaye Yoneda
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production supervisorMark Power
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marketing managerLeslie Stafford
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program administratorBree Beach
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centre operations managerDarin Clausen
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executive producerDavid Christensen
Ages 10 to 18
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