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John Spotton was a Canadian filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor associated with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He played a pivotal role in developing the Direct Cinema movement, contributing to documentaries that emphasized naturalistic and unobtrusive filming techniques. Spotton's notable works include Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965), a documentary capturing the making of Keaton's short film The Railrodder, and Memorandum (1965), which explores the Holocaust's impact on survivors. His contributions significantly influenced documentary filmmaking in Canada and beyond.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1927-08-08
- event Death Date 1991-03-03
- school Known for: Camera
- star Popularity: 0.8
- info Birth Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965-10-30
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Pitchmen
1985-04-30
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Memorandum
1967-09-25
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Abortion: Stories from North and South
1984-11-09
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The Back-breaking Leaf
1959-01-02
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Nobody Waved Goodbye
1964-08-13
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Pilgrimage
1958-01-01
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Lonely Boy
1962-05-25
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A Day in June
1958-01-01
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Railroaders
1958-01-29
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Never a Backward Step
1966-01-01
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Viking Visitors to North America
1979-01-01
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The Days of Whisky Gap
1961-01-01
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The Days of Whisky Gap
1961-01-01
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Peep and the Big Wide World
1988-01-01
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The Story of Peter and the Potter
1953-01-01
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A Pinto for the Prince
1979-01-01
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Legault's Place
1964-01-01
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I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling
1960-06-07
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High Steel
1965-01-01
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Nobody Waved Goodbye
1964-08-13
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Circle of the Sun
1961-08-15
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Toronto Jazz
1963-01-01
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Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community
1983-07-13
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City Out of Time
1959-04-15
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Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965-10-30
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The Hutterites
1964-01-01
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The Hutterites
1964-01-01
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Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis
1983-03-29
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The White Ship
1966-01-01
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Kainai
1973-01-01
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Kindergarten
1963-06-09
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Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965-10-30
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Runner
1962-01-01
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What Do You Think About... Being Different
1957-01-01
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The Puppeteers
1952-01-01
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Final Offer
1985-11-26