John Spotton
Camera
Born 1927-08-08
Died 1991-03-03
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
34 credits
Read biography
John Spotton was a Canadian filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor associated with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He played a pivotal role in developing the Direct Cinema movement, contributing to documentaries that emphasized naturalistic and unobtrusive filming techniques. Spotton's notable works include Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965), a documentary capturing the making of Keaton's short film The Railrodder, and Memorandum (1965), which explores the Holocaust's impact on survivors. His contributions significantly influenced documentary filmmaking in Canada and beyond.
Not enough member ratings yet.
Sign in to rate.
Filmography
Other credits
19 credits
Kainai
Nobody Waved Goodbye
Lonely Boy
The Puppeteers
Railroaders
Buster Keaton Rides Again
Circle of the Sun
City Out of Time
The Back-breaking Leaf
High Steel
The Hutterites
Toronto Jazz
The Story of Peter and the Potter
I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling
What Do You Think About... Being Different
Legault's Place
Runner
The Days of Whisky Gap
The White Ship
Producing
10 credits
No Way! Not Me
Peep and the Big Wide World
Thanks for the Ride
Final Offer
Abortion: Stories from North and South
Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis
Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community
Pilgrimage
Pitchmen
Viking Visitors to North America
Directing
4 credits
Acting
3 credits
Track what you watch
DuckTrack members see which of these they have already watched,
right here on this page.
Create a free account
Comments
0 commentsNo comments yet. Sign in to be the first.