John Spotton
Born: 1927-08-08 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1991-03-03
Known For: Camera
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.
Filmography
1988
- Peep and the Big Wide World ... (Executive Producer)
1985
- Final Offer ... (Executive Producer)
- Pitchmen ... (Executive Producer)
1984
- Abortion: Stories from North and South ... (Producer)
1983
- Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community ... (Executive Producer)
- Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis ... (Executive Producer)
- Thanks for the Ride ... (Producer)
1979
- A Pinto for the Prince ... (Director)
- Viking Visitors to North America ... (Producer)
1974
- Circus World ... (Cinematography)
1973
- Kainai ... (Director of Photography)
1967
- Memorandum ... (Director)
1966
- Never a Backward Step ... (Director)
- The White Ship ... (Editor)
1965
- Buster Keaton Rides Again ... (Director)
- High Steel ... (Director of Photography)
1964
- The Hutterites ... (Editor)
- Nobody Waved Goodbye ... (Editor)
- Legault's Place ... (Director of Photography)
1963
- Toronto Jazz ... (Director of Photography)
1962
- Lonely Boy ... (Editor)
- Runner ... (Director of Photography)
1961
- Circle of the Sun ... (Director of Photography)
- The Days of Whisky Gap ... (Editor)
1960
- I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling ... (Editor)
1959
- City Out of Time ... (Editor)
- The Back-breaking Leaf ... (Editor)
1958
- Pilgrimage ... (Producer)
- Railroaders ... (Director of Photography)
- A Day in June ... (Camera Operator)
1957
- What Do You Think About... Being Different ... (Director of Photography)
1953
- The Story of Peter and the Potter ... (Director of Photography)
1952
- The Puppeteers ... (Director of Photography)