About

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Place of birth:
Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Michael Whyte

Overview

Michael Whyte was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. He grew up in Bradford and after leaving school he went to study film at The Royal College of Art, London. His graduation film, 'Billy', was shown at the Edinburgh and London Film Festivals 1972. Since then he went on to make documentaries of social and political subjects. His first documentary,'Scream Quietly or the Neighbours Will Hear', was the first documentary to show the effect of domestic violence. Set inside Chiswick Womens' Aid, a refuge for battered wives, it let the women speak for themselves about their lives with violent partners. One of his later documentaries, 'Creggan', detailed life in the catholic Creggan Estate in Derry, Northern Ireland. This documentary was banned by the IBA for over a year; when it finally was transmitted it was highly acclaimed and won the prestigious Prix Italia, for best documentary, 1980. Michael Whyte turned to directing drama in 1985 winning various awards for his films, such as Catherine, a story of a girl who died of anorexia, (The Special Jury Award, San Francisco Film Festival, 1987, and the Prix Europa Award 1987.) As well as directing, he also writes screenplays and has had an exhibition of his photographs.

Known for

Directing
2014 Looking for Light: Jane Bown Directing Director 59
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2009 No Greater Love Directing Director 61
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1998 Close Relations Directing Director N/A
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1996 Flowers of the Forest Directing Director N/A
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1993 The Man Who Cried Directing Director 59
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1992 The Railway Station Man Directing Director 59
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1990 Your Cheatin' Heart Directing Director N/A
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1990 Your Cheatin' Heart Directing Director N/A
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1990 Small Zones Directing Director N/A
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1988 Catherine Directing Director 59
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1987 On the Palm Directing Director N/A
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1986 The Gourmet Directing Director 59
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1975 Our Business Is Fun Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1988 Catherine Writing Writer 59
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1975 Our Business Is Fun Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2014 Looking for Light: Jane Bown Production Producer 59
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1975 Our Business Is Fun Production Producer N/A
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Crew
2014 Looking for Light: Jane Bown Crew Cinematography 59
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Editing
2014 Looking for Light: Jane Bown Editing Editor 59
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