Dennis Sawyer
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.
War II: Total War
(Editor)
Sons of Haji Omar
(Producer)
A Wedding and Party
(Editor)
The Mercer Family
(Editor)
A Woman's Place
(Editor)
Treasure Island
(Assistant Editor)
Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle
(Editor)
Canada Vignettes: Wop May
(Producer)
Sable Island
(Editor)
When I Go - That's It!
(Director)
Billy Crane Moves Away
(Editor)
Andrew Britt at Shoal Bay
(Editor)
The Merchant and the Teacher
(Editor)
The Founding of the Co-operatives
(Editor)
McGraths at Home and Fishing
(Editor)
Jim Decker Builds a Longliner
(Editor)
The Songs of Chris Cobb
(Editor)
Citizen Discussions
(Editor)
Thoughts on Fogo and Norway
(Editor)
The Story of the Up Top
(Editor)
Some Problems of Fogo
(Editor)
Dan Roberts on Fishing
(Editor)
Joe Kinsella on Education
(Editor)
William Wells Talks About The Island
(Editor)
Fishermen's Meeting
(Editor)
Brian Earle on Merchants and Welfare
(Editor)
Tom Best on Co-operatives
(Editor)
The Fogo Island Improvement Committee
(Editor)
Fogo's Expatriates
(Editor)
Discussion on Welfare
(Editor)
Jim Decker's Party
(Editor)
Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North
(Editor)
The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
(Editor)
Selkirk of Red River
(Editor)
The Second Arctic Winter Games
(Director)
The Second Arctic Winter Games
(Producer)
Introduction to Fogo Island
(Editor)
Who Were the Ones?
(Editor)
The Children of Fogo Island
(Editor)
Where There's Smoke
(Director)
Haida Carver
(Editor)
On Power Refuelling
(Producer)
On Power Refuelling
(Editor)
On the Critical Path
(Producer)
Reconstruction of the NRX Reactor 1970
(Producer)
U 111 Dryout Experiment
(Producer)
The Longer Trail
(Editor)
Blades and Brass
(Editor)
Canadians Can Dance!
(Editor)
Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate
(Editor)