Documentary · Canada · 2024 · 1h 58m

A Return to Memory

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Director
Donald McWilliams
Cast
Clare Coulter as Self - Narrator (voice) Donald McWilliams as Self - Narrator (voice) John Grierson as Self (archive sound) Evelyn Cherry as Self (archive footage) Margaret Ellis as Self (archive footage) Margaret Ann Bjornson as Self (archive footage)
Crew
Donald McWilliams — Editor Donald McWilliams — Writer Annette Clarke — Producer Ariel Nasr — Producer Katherine Baulu — Producer
Tagline

“We learned to work with chaos.”

Synopsis

When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to create Canadian cinema as we now know it.

Mood & Themes
canadaworld war iifilmmakingwartime propaganda
Key Collaborators
Donald McWilliams Director Donald McWilliams Editor Donald McWilliams Writer Annette Clarke Producer Ariel Nasr Producer Katherine Baulu Producer
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