John Spotton
Known for: Camera
Born: August 7, 1927 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Died: March 2, 1991
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.
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Buster Keaton Rides Again
Director
Pitchmen
Executive Producer
Memorandum
Director
Abortion: Stories from North and South
Producer
The Back-breaking Leaf
Editor
Nobody Waved Goodbye
Editor
Pilgrimage
Producer
Lonely Boy
Editor
A Day in June
Camera Operator
Railroaders
Director of Photography
Never a Backward Step
Director
Viking Visitors to North America
Producer
The Days of Whisky Gap
Camera Operator
Peep and the Big Wide World
Executive Producer
The Story of Peter and the Potter
Director of Photography
A Pinto for the Prince
Director
Legault's Place
Director of Photography
I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling
Editor
Circle of the Sun
Director of Photography
High Steel
Director of Photography
Toronto Jazz
Director of Photography
Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community
Executive Producer
City Out of Time
Editor
The Hutterites
Editor