Michael Rubbo
Directing
Born: 1938-12-31 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
Michael Rubbo is an Australian documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, and director known for his innovative and personal approach to nonfiction storytelling. A longtime contributor to the National Film Board of Canada, Rubbo crafted documentaries that blended observation with subjective narration, often inserting himself into the narrative—a style that influenced later generations of documentary filmmakers. His notable works include Sad Song of Yellow Skin (1970), which explored the impact of the
🎬 Movies (26)
Murder on the Shanghai
2012
Director
Much Ado About Something
2001
Director
Maverick on a Mobile
1997
Executive Producer
The Return of Tommy Tricker
1994
Director
Vincent and Me
1990
Director
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
1988
Director
Courage to Change
1986
Producer
The Peanut Butter Solution
1985
Director
Atwood and Family
1985
Director
Margaret Atwood: Once in August
1984
Director
Unfinished Diary
1982
The husband
Daisy: The Story of a Facelift
1982
Director
Challenger: An Industrial Romance
1980
Co-Director
River (Planet Earth)
1977
Writer
Temiscaming, Québec
1976
Editor
Waiting for Fidel
1975
Director
Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut
1974
Producer
Cold Pizza
1972
Producer
OK ... Camera
1972
Director
Wet Earth and Warm People
1971
Director
Persistent and Finagling
1971
Director
Sad Song of Yellow Skin
1970
Director
Adventures
1968
Director
Sir! Sir!
1968
Director
That Mouse
1967
Director
The Bear and the Mouse
1966
Writer
