John Spotton

ProducerDirectorCrewCinematographerEditor Aug 8 (died age 63) Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1952–1988 (36 year career)

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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…

Known For

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Director

Lonely Boy

Lonely Boy

Editor

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Director of Photography

Memorandum

Memorandum

Director

High Steel

High Steel

Director of Photography

The Back-breaking Leaf

The Back-breaking Leaf

Editor

City Out of Time

City Out of Time

Editor

Circle of the Sun

Circle of the Sun

Director of Photography

Filmography

Crew (38)

Movies (38)

Peep and the Big Wide World

Peep and the Big Wide World

Executive Producer

Final Offer

Final Offer

Executive Producer

Pitchmen

Pitchmen

Executive Producer

Abortion: Stories from North and South

Abortion: Stories from North and South

Producer

Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community

Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community

Executive Producer

Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis

Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis

Executive Producer

Thanks for the Ride

Thanks for the Ride

Producer

A Pinto for the Prince

A Pinto for the Prince

Director

Viking Visitors to North America

Producer

Circus World

Circus World

Cinematography

Kainai

Kainai

Director of Photography

Memorandum

Memorandum

Director

Never a Backward Step

Never a Backward Step

Director

The White Ship

The White Ship

Editor

High Steel

High Steel

Director of Photography

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Director

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Director of Photography

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Editor

Legault's Place

Legault's Place

Director of Photography

The Hutterites

The Hutterites

Director of Photography

The Hutterites

The Hutterites

Editor

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Director of Photography

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Editor

Toronto Jazz

Toronto Jazz

Director of Photography

Lonely Boy

Lonely Boy

Editor

Runner

Director of Photography

Circle of the Sun

Circle of the Sun

Director of Photography

The Days of Whisky Gap

The Days of Whisky Gap

Camera Operator

The Days of Whisky Gap

The Days of Whisky Gap

Editor

I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling

Editor

The Back-breaking Leaf

The Back-breaking Leaf

Editor

City Out of Time

City Out of Time

Editor

A Day in June

Camera Operator

Railroaders

Railroaders

Director of Photography

Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

Producer

What Do You Think About... Being Different

What Do You Think About... Being Different

Director of Photography

The Story of Peter and the Potter

The Story of Peter and the Potter

Director of Photography

The Puppeteers

Director of Photography