Grierson (film)

Grierson
Directed byRoger Blais
Written byDonald Brittain
Produced byRoger Blais
David Bairstow
Narrated byMichael Kane (English)
Monique Miller (French)
Donald Brittain
CinematographyEugene Boyko
Jacques Fogel
Lewis McLeod
Michel Thomas-d'Hoste
Magí Torruella
Raymond Dumas (animation camera)
Edited byAnnick de Bellefeuille
Les Halman
John Kramer
André Galbrand (sound)
Bernard Bordeleau (sound)
Production
company
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
French
Budget$242,725[1]

Grierson is a 1973 documentary directed by Roger Blais for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).[2] It won, among other awards, the 1974 BAFTA Award for Best Documentary.[3]

John Grierson, who is known as the father of documentary film and coined the term 'documentary', became the first Canadian Government Film Commissioner, and founded the NFB, in 1939. He believed that filmmakers have a social responsibility, and that film should help society realize democratic ideals. His faith in the value of capturing everyday life influenced generations of filmmakers all over the world.

Grierson, which cost $242,725 (equivalent to $1,615,767 in 2023) to make,[1] includes archival footage and interviews with Grierson and people who knew him. It was released in English and French, with commentary by Donald Brittain; the English version was narrated by Michael Kane, the French version by Monique Miller.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Evans 1991, p. 196.
  2. ^ "Grierson". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Documentary inventor is documented". The Globe and Mail, May 30, 1973.
  4. ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.
  5. ^ "Grierson". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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