John Spotton
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Born: 1927-08-08 · 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
🎬 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