Dennis Sawyer
Known for: Editing
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Over the course of his 30-year-long career at the NFB (1955–1987), Dennis Sawyer produced a large body of work, not only as a director (12 titles) and producer (90 titles) but also as an editor (150 titles), sound technician (4 titles) and cast member (1 title). He started out as a sound technician and film editor in 1955, and his first credit as a director came in 1970. He produced his last film in 1987. His impressive and versatile career saw Sawyer working on a range of films that dealt with a variety of topics, from the Canada Vignettes series and the Fogo Island project to films about Latin America or Africa. Sawyer also directed the timeless depictions of the first four editions of the Arctic Winter Games (from 1970 to 1976), which featured many sports typically included in Olympic competitions but with a specific focus on Indigenous sports.
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Filmography
49 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
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Au pays de Zom
19826.3
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
1979
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Sons of Haji Omar
19788.0
Reconstruction of the NRX Reactor 1970
1973
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When I Go - That's It!
1972
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The Second Arctic Winter Games
1972
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Who Were the Ones?
1972
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On Power Refuelling
19717.0
On the Critical Path
1971NR
U 111 Dryout Experiment
19718.0
Where There's Smoke
1970
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Introduction to Fogo Island
1968NR
Andrew Britt at Shoal Bay
1967
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Blades and Brass
1967
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The Children of Fogo Island
1967
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A Wedding and Party
1967
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The Mercer Family
1967
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A Woman's Place
1967
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Billy Crane Moves Away
1967NR
The Merchant and the Teacher
1967NR
The Founding of the Co-operatives
1967
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McGraths at Home and Fishing
1967
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Jim Decker Builds a Longliner
1967NR
The Songs of Chris Cobb
1967NR
Citizen Discussions
1967NR
Thoughts on Fogo and Norway
1967NR
The Story of the Up Top
1967NR
Some Problems of Fogo
1967NR
Dan Roberts on Fishing
1967NR
Joe Kinsella on Education
1967
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William Wells Talks About The Island
1967NR
Fishermen's Meeting
1967NR
Brian Earle on Merchants and Welfare
1967NR
Tom Best on Co-operatives
1967
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The Fogo Island Improvement Committee
1967NR
Fogo's Expatriates
1967NR
Discussion on Welfare
1967
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Jim Decker's Party
19677.0
Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate
1967NR
Canadians Can Dance!
19667.0
War II: Total War
1965
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Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North
1964
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The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
1964
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Selkirk of Red River
1964
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Haida Carver
196410.0
Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle
1961
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Sable Island
19567.0
The Longer Trail
1956
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Treasure Island
1950