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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'.
September 13, 1973
ONF | NFB
16 people
Michael Kane
Narrator (voice)
Acting
John Grierson
Self (archive footage)
Production
Norman McLaren
Self (archive footage)
Directing
Sydney Newman
Self
Production
Basil Wright
Self
Directing
Lorne Greene
Self
Acting
Woodrow Wilson
Self (archive footage)
Acting
Roberto Rossellini
Self
Directing
Joseph McCarthy
Self (archive footage)
Acting
Joris Ivens
Self
Directing
Indira Gandhi
Self
Acting
Margaret Grierson
Self
Acting
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