John Spotton
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Born: 1927-08-08 ยท Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1991-03-03
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
๐ฌ Movies (30)

Peep and the Big Wide World
1988
Executive Producer

Pitchmen
1985
Executive Producer

Final Offer
1985
Executive Producer

Abortion: Stories from North and South
1984
Producer

Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community
1983
Executive Producer

Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis
1983
Executive Producer

Thanks for the Ride
1983
Producer
Viking Visitors to North America
1979
Producer

A Pinto for the Prince
1979
Director

Circus World
1974
Cinematography

Kainai
1973
Director of Photography

Memorandum
1967
Director

Never a Backward Step
1966
Director

The White Ship
1966
Editor

Buster Keaton Rides Again
1965
Director

High Steel
1965
Director of Photography

Nobody Waved Goodbye
1964
Editor

Legault's Place
1964
Director of Photography

The Hutterites
1964
Editor

Toronto Jazz
1963
Director of Photography

Lonely Boy
1962
Editor
Runner
1962
Director of Photography

The Days of Whisky Gap
1961
Camera Operator

Circle of the Sun
1961
Director of Photography
I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling
1960
Editor

The Back-breaking Leaf
1959
Editor

City Out of Time
1959
Editor

Pilgrimage
1958
Producer
A Day in June
1958
Camera Operator

Railroaders
1958
Director of Photography