Grierson
Movie - 58mins
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'.
Cast:
Margaret
Grierson
Alberto
Cavalcanti
Bosley
Crowther
Pierre
Juneau
Lester
B.
Michael
Kane
John
Grierson
Norman
McLaren
Sydney
Newman
Basil
Wright
Lorne
Greene
Woodrow
Wilson
Roberto
Rossellini
Joseph
McCarthy
Joris
Ivens
Indira
Gandhi
Margaret
Grierson
Alberto
Cavalcanti
Bosley
Crowther
Pierre
Juneau
Lester
B.
Michael
Kane
John
Grierson
Norman
McLaren
Sydney
Newman
Basil
Wright