Martin Duckworth

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Martin Duckworth is a Canadian documentary director and cinematographer. He raised in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighborhood and Halifax, Nova Scotia where his father, Jack Duckworth, was secretary-general of the YMCAs. He holds BA and MA degrees in History from Yale University and the University of Toronto. He was on staff at the National Film Board from 1963 to 1970. From 1990 to 2012, he taught film at Concordia University’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema.

Most Popular Martin Duckworth Trailers

Total trailers found: 48

Power Trailer (1996)

11 September 1996

When Hydro-Québec announced its intention to proceed with the enormous James Bay II hydroelectric project, the 15,000 Cree who live in the region decided to stand up to the giant utility.

Magic in the Sky Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Magic in the Sky investigates the impact of television on the Inuit people of the Canadian Arctic. The film also documents the establishment of the first Inuit-language television network, called Inukshuk, which began broadcasting to six Inuit communities in December 1980.

The World of One in Five Trailer (1967)

17 December 1967

A fifth of Canadians live at the subsistence level. This is a look at that world, where the street is home, and where poor shelter, poor food, poor schools and poor health are the only certainties of life.

Our Last Days ... in Moscow Trailer (1987)

01 October 1987

Pianists Kuo-Yen of Taiwan and Pierre Jasmin of Québec met and fell in love while studying music in Vienna.

Outremont et les Hassidim Trailer (2019)

01 April 2019

OUTREMONT AND THE HASIDIM reveals the challenges of accommodating the “Hasidim” – or ultra-Orthodox Jews – in the affluent Montréal borough of Outremont.

Dear Audrey Trailer (2021)

12 November 2021

Martin Duckworth is a staunch defender of peace and justice and one of Quebec’s most important documentary filmmakers.

Temiscaming, Québec Trailer (1976)

20 October 1976

Temiscaming, Québec is the story of a town's struggle to survive after its main source of employment, the CIP mill, closed down.

Angel Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

In this short film, a young man, a girl and a dog attempt to fly with wings more symbolic than practical.

Upstairs With David Amram Trailer (2022)

18 August 2022

1948: Creation & Catastrophe Trailer (2017)

01 October 2017

The shocking story of the establishment of the state of Israel told from the perspective of those who lived through the end of the British Mandate for Palestine in 1948.

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger Trailer (2019)

10 September 2019

The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which was responsible for his care, as well as the long struggle of Indigenous activists to force the Canadian government to enforce “Jordan’s Principle” — the promise that no First Nations children would experience inequitable access to government-funded services again.

Documenting John Grierson Trailer (2014)

28 February 2014

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

8:15 - August 6, 1945 Hiroshima Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

It was a horrific event that changed the world in a millisecond. The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima ushered in a new age of imminent peril in which the civilized world stood (and continues to stand) on the brink of extinction.

Trawler Fishermen Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

This short film was shot on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and shows off the new technology employed on modern fishing boats in the mid-1960s.

La bataille de Rabaska Trailer (2018)

05 December 2018

The New Alchemists Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

This short documentary profiles a community engaged in developing sustainable living methods, including food production and small-scale solar and wind technology, on a farm in Massachusetts in the 1970s.

Acting Blind Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

This touching documentary follows a cast of blind and visually impaired actors as they prepare Dancing to Beethoven, a play about blindness.

Le bonhomme Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

Never a Backward Step Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and even a baronetcy in England.

Return to Dresden Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

In 1945, Great Britain and the United States organized a bombing raid that devastated the ancient city of Dresden.

Pandora Trailer (1971)

01 January 1971

Experimental filmmaker and color cameraman here collaborate in a surrealistic retelling of the old myth.

Accident Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

A surrealistic look at life through the eyes of a man returning to life from the edge of death, after surviving an airplane crash.

A Wives' Tale Trailer (1980)

10 October 1980

A film about the women who supported the 1978 miners strike against Inco, the multinational which owned the nickel mines in Sudbury, Ontario.

Crossroads - Three Jazz Pianists Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

Shot in 1987 at the Montréal International Jazz Festival, this documentary film presents musical performances and conversations between three jazz pianists with remarkably different styles: Soviet Leonid Chizhik, Black Montrealer Oliver Jones, and French-Canadian Jean Beaudet.

Satan's Choice Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

A rare "inside" view of a motorcycle club in Toronto, one of the network of such fraternal groups in the large centers across North America.

Through These Eyes Trailer (2004)

04 September 2004

An American elementary school program from the 1970s, Man: A Course of Study (MACOS), looked to the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic to help students see their own society in a new way.

View from the Summit Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

This feature documentary takes us back to April 20, 2001, as Quebec City prepares to host the 3-day Summit of the Americas.

Imperial Sunset Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

This short satirical film, created entirely from archival footage, is about the British Empire—on which the sun never sets.

The World Is Watching Trailer (1988)

24 October 1988

The World is Watching is a political film about the moral issues surrounding news gathering and newsmaking in the electronic age.

The Ernie Game Trailer (1968)

14 November 1968

This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood.

Between Two Worlds Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

This feature film is a documentary portrait of Joseph Idlout, a man who was once the world's most famous Inuit.

The Wish Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

This documentary short introduces us to 8-year-old identical twins as they explore their family background.

Christopher's Movie Matinee Trailer (1968)

05 May 1968

When a camera crew are sent to document hippie protests in Yorkville, Canada's counter-culture capital, they are charmed by a group of misunderstood kids with their own ideas about what kind of movie to make.

Oliver Jones in Africa Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

Oliver Jones, one of Canada's foremost jazz pianists, tours Nigeria with his bassist and drummer, discovering in Africa the roots of much of today's music.

Fanfares Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

Six composers work on a composition to be performed in a shopping mall.

No More Hibakusha! Trailer (1983)

09 February 1983

Survivors of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki travel to New York for a UN conference on disarming nuclear weapons.

Data for Decision Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

Portrait of the early era of computing which examines the workings of a new and mysterious machine: the Canada Land Inventory Geo-information System.

No More Hiroshima Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

This short documentary depicts the stories of two hibakusha, survivors of the 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

A Search for Learning Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

A film for teachers, describing the use of the "discovery method" in teaching. All it needs is a teacher whose encouragement is natural and unobtrusive.

Untouched and Pure Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

This is a very unusual and original film, breaking new ground in filmmaking methods as well as in ways of viewing things.

Sad Song of Yellow Skin Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

Filmed in Saigon in 1970, this documentary observes the effects of the Vietnam War on daily life away from the battlefield.

Welcome to Canada Trailer (1989)

02 January 1989

Newfoundlanders share their food, culture, and homes with a group of Tamil refugees found off the coast.

Half-Half-Three-quarters-Full Trailer (1970)

08 March 1970

A close-up view of crew racing from the seat that counts the most--the place of the man at the oars. Filmed at St.

A Score for Women's Voices Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

Between March and October 2000, millions of people around the world took to the streets to denounce poverty and violence against women.

Lentement Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Lucia has left her native Chile and is now living in Montréal, Canada. Here, she tries to start a new life as an art teacher while also dealing with the painful memories of the coup d'etat that overthew the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende and drove many Chilean into exile.

Falling from Ladders Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

Simply by putting about twenty Swedish men, women and young people in front of his camera and having them read aloud from the Statistical Year Book, filmmaker Mort Ransen has recorded a wide range of impressions of Sweden's economic and social existence.

Passing Through Sweden Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

Cell 16 Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

This short documentary portrays the complex effects of incarceration on individuals. Prisons, the film shows, lock men within themselves, depriving their minds of normal life experiences, confiscating their humanity.