Dennis Sawyer Trailers
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Over the course of his 30-year-long career at the NFB (1955–1987), Dennis Sawyer produced a large body of work, not only as a director (12 titles) and producer (90 titles) but also as an editor (150 titles), sound technician (4 titles) and cast member (1 title). He started out as a sound technician and film editor in 1955, and his first credit as a director came in 1970. He produced his last film in 1987. His impressive and versatile career saw Sawyer working on a range of films that dealt with a variety of topics, from the Canada Vignettes series and the Fogo Island project to films about Latin America or Africa. Sawyer also directed the timeless depictions of the first four editions of the Arctic Winter Games (from 1970 to 1976), which featured many sports typically included in Olympic competitions but with a specific focus on Indigenous sports.
Most Popular Dennis Sawyer Trailers
Total trailers found: 49
01 January 1956
This short documentary profiles the uniquely cloistered wildlife of Sable Island, known as the “Atlantic graveyard” due to its inhospitable conditions.
01 January 1979
This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s.
01 January 1964
This short film realistically portrays the conflict Henry Hudson experienced when he went in search of an open water route to the Orient, and no one would follow him.
01 January 1961
This film is a reconstruction of Robert Baldwin’s involvement in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837.
14 February 1978
Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakankhel, a Pashtoon tribal group in northeastern Afghanistan.
01 January 1972
The Games included many sports seen in Olympic competition, plus others--for example, pirautaqturniq, the Inuit skill of hitting an object with a ten meter-long sled dog whip.
19 July 1950
Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island.
01 January 1964
On Canada's Pacific coast this film finds a young Haida artist, Robert Davidson, shaping miniature totems from argillite, a jet-like stone.
01 January 1967
A record of the founding meeting of the Fogo Island Ship Building and Producer Co-operative.
01 January 1967
By using film as a catalyst for change, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns.
01 January 1973
This film shows the exacting procedures used during the 1970 replacement of the calandria in the NRX nuclear reactor at Chalk River.
01 January 1971
Nuclear power plants are not exactly sold on the same scale as wheat, but that they can be manufactured as an exportable commodity is well illustrated in this film.
01 January 1971
A new system devised by Canadians whereby the dryout process in fuel bundles for a nuclear reactor can be completely checked, thereby preventing uneconomical burnup.
01 January 1972
This short film was created by a group of Indigenous filmmakers at the NFB in 1972 and is essentially a song by Willie Dunn sung by Bob Charlie and illustrated by John Fadden: "Who were the ones who bid you welcome and took you by the hand, inviting you here by our campfires, as brothers we might stand?" The song expresses bitter memories of the past, of trust repaid by treachery, and of friendship debased by exploitation upon the arrival of European colonists.
01 January 1964
This film tells the story of the Red River settlement, now the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The pioneer venture of Thomas Douglas, Earl of Selkirk, to establish a colony brought opposition from the North West Company, the Hudson's Bay Company’s powerful rival.
01 January 1968
This film introduces the Fogo Island/Newfoundland Project series which is an experiment in how film can be a catalyst for social change by serving as a direct means of communication.
01 January 1964
Filmed on the great Mackenzie River, this short fiction film recreates the amazing voyage of the man who gave his name to it.
01 January 1967
This short film presents a discussion about the role of merchants on Fogo Island, and of the feasibility of cooperatives.
01 January 1967
An aging union leader, after a lifetime of service for the cause, finds that he has outlived his usefulness and esteem among the workers of his factory, that times have changed and a new strategy is needed in bargaining with the company.
01 January 1967
A discussion about Fogo Island fishing, with some criticisms of the longliners.
01 January 1967
William Wells defends the viability of Fogo Island and expresses his apprehension about the exodus of young people.
01 January 1967
By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their concerns.
01 January 1965
A film record, suitable for schools, of the war years of 1939 to 1945, showing major developments from the rise of Nazism in Germany to the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima.
01 January 1967
This short documentary features Newfoundland fisherman Billy Crane, who speaks frankly on the state of the inshore fishery and how the lack of government support has contributed to the industry’s downfall.
01 January 1982
A film-opera divided into nine segments, Au pays de Zom tells a day in the life of Mister Zom, a capitalist infatuated with his own person, whose conformism is only matched by his artistic velleity.
01 January 1967
The story of how one Fogo Island family managed to raise an old passenger boat from where it had been sitting for four years, and to renovate it for use as a fishing boat, despite lack of capital and government aid.
01 January 1967
By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns and thoughts about the future.
01 January 1970
A compilation of satirical anti-smoking clips.
01 January 1967
Joe Kinsella talks about the problem of young people leaving Fogo Island after they finish their education.
01 January 1972
Ex-fisherman Billy Crane in Brampton, Ontario, at an industrial job with regular hours. Here he tells why he left Fogo Island and says he has no regrets.
01 January 1967
Two women discuss the roles and problems of women, education, and shopping on Fogo Island.
01 January 1956
A young indigenous man contracts tuberculosis and is sent to the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital in Edmonton.
15 December 1967
This short documentary showcases the best of the 1967 National Hockey League season, set to music in the Tijuana Brass style.
01 January 1967
A rollicking Newfoundland party on Fogo Island.
01 January 1967
The Mercer family discusses the pressures that force the young people to leave Fogo Island and their families.
31 December 1967
By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns.
01 January 1967
By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns.
01 January 1967
A look at the relationships among the Fogo Island merchants and fishermen, and at the demoralizing effects welfare has on them.
01 January 1966
From a festival of folk dances at the 1966 Canadian National Exhibition, an exciting selection of Canada's best amateur groups.
14 March 1967
The magic island of Fogo, seen from the eyes of the kids and the reason why its inhabitants will never leave it.
01 January 1967
Through the use of film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns.
01 January 1967
A discussion on the methods of fishing, marketing, organization and welfare in Norway, with reference to the situation on Fogo Island.
01 January 1967
Individuals who have moved away from Fogo Island express their opinions on the life and problems of the Island.
01 January 1971
An outstanding factor in the efficiency of the CANDU reactor employed in Canadian nuclear power stations is that its construction allows for refuelling while the plant remains in operation, with no necessity for periodic shut-downs.
01 January 1967
A discussion of the problems and efficacy of a fishermen's cooperative.
01 January 1967
In this short film, we witness two Fogo Island festivities: a Roman Catholic wedding in Joe Batts Arm South and a party with music and dancing in Joe Batts Arm North.
01 January 1967
The Fogo Island Improvement Committee discusses the building of a speaking platform for the anticipated visit of the Newfoundland premier.
01 January 1967
By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns.
01 January 1967
A discussion about the effects of welfare on Fogo Island residents.
