Dennis Sawyer
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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.
Known for
Credits
Who Were the Ones? (1972)
Editor
Haida Carver (1964)
Editor
Citizen Discussions (1967)
Editor
Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate (1967)
Editor
The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson (1964)
Editor
Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle (1961)
Editor
Thoughts on Fogo and Norway (1967)
Editor
Andrew Britt at Shoal Bay (1967)
Editor
Selkirk of Red River (1964)
Editor
A Wedding and Party (1967)
Editor
War II: Total War (1965)
Editor
Billy Crane Moves Away (1967)
Editor
Introduction to Fogo Island (1968)
Editor
Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North (1964)
Editor
Fishermen's Meeting (1967)
Editor
The Founding of the Co-operatives (1967)
Editor
Dan Roberts on Fishing (1967)
Editor
Some Problems of Fogo (1967)
Editor
Sable Island (1956)
Editor
Blades and Brass (1967)
Editor
The Longer Trail (1956)
Editor
McGraths at Home and Fishing (1967)
Editor
Jim Decker's Party (1967)
Editor
The Fogo Island Improvement Committee (1967)
Editor
The Mercer Family (1967)
Editor
The Songs of Chris Cobb (1967)
Editor
Fogo's Expatriates (1967)
Editor
Tom Best on Co-operatives (1967)
Editor
Brian Earle on Merchants and Welfare (1967)
Editor
A Woman's Place (1967)
Editor
Discussion on Welfare (1967)
Editor
The Story of the Up Top (1967)
Editor
Jim Decker Builds a Longliner (1967)
Editor
On Power Refuelling (1971)
Editor
William Wells Talks About The Island (1967)
Editor
The Merchant and the Teacher (1967)
Editor
Canadians Can Dance! (1966)
Editor
Joe Kinsella on Education (1967)
Editor
The Children of Fogo Island (1967)
Editor