Directing · b. 1906 · Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

Evelyn Cherry

Biography

Evelyn Cherry was a Canadian documentary filmmaker, director, and producer. She is best known for her work as the head of the Agricultural Films Unit at the National Film Board of Canada and as a member of the British Documentary Film Movement.

Directed
55000 for Breakfast 1949 Land in Trust 1949 When All the People Play 1948 Out Beyond Town 1948 Wings of Mercy 1947 Farm Electrification 1946 Windbreaks on the Prairies 1943 Behind the Scenes 1938 Around the Village Green 1937 A Job in a Million 1937 Calendar of the Year 1936 Weather Forecast 1934 Spring on the Farm 1933
Acting
A Return to Memory Self (archive footage) 2024 Making Movie History: Evelyn Spice Cherry Self 2014
Other Credits
Water for the Prairies Producer 1951
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