About

Known credits:
37
Birthday:
1927-08-08
Place of birth:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website:
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John Spotton

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing
1979 A Pinto for the Prince Directing Director N/A
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1967 Memorandum Directing Director 59
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1966 Never a Backward Step Directing Director N/A
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1965 Buster Keaton Rides Again Directing Director 59
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Production
1988 Peep and the Big Wide World Production Executive Producer N/A
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1985 Final Offer Production Executive Producer N/A
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1985 Pitchmen Production Executive Producer N/A
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1984 Abortion: Stories from North and South Production Producer N/A
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1983 Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community Production Executive Producer N/A
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1983 Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis Production Executive Producer N/A
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1979 Viking Visitors to North America Production Producer N/A
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1958 Pilgrimage Production Producer N/A
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Camera
1965 High Steel Camera Director of Photography 59
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1964 Nobody Waved Goodbye Camera Director of Photography 59
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1964 The Hutterites Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1964 Legault's Place Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1963 Kindergarten Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1963 Toronto Jazz Camera Director of Photography 58
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1961 Circle of the Sun Camera Director of Photography 58
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1961 The Days of Whisky Gap Camera Camera Operator N/A
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1958 Railroaders Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1958 A Day in June Camera Camera Operator N/A
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1953 The Story of Peter and the Potter Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
1973 Kainai Crew Cinematography N/A
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1965 Buster Keaton Rides Again Crew Cinematography 59
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1962 Runner Crew Cinematography 59
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1957 What Do You Think About... Being Different Crew Cinematography N/A
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1952 The Puppeteers Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
1966 The White Ship Editing Editor N/A
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1965 Buster Keaton Rides Again Editing Editor 59
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1964 Nobody Waved Goodbye Editing Editor 59
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1964 The Hutterites Editing Editor N/A
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1962 Lonely Boy Editing Editor 58
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1961 The Days of Whisky Gap Editing Editor N/A
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1960 I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling Editing Editor N/A
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1959 City Out of Time Editing Editor 58
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1959 The Back-breaking Leaf Editing Editor 59
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