Movie Showman

Movie Showman

0h 29m 0.0/10

Overview

This short film portrays the NFB's itinerant projectionists during the '40s and early '50s who travelled throughout Canada, bringing films and discussions to rural communities. The film uses a mix of dramatic re-enactments with archival footage and interviews with veterans of the movie circuit to shed light on an important period in Canadian film history.

Director

Harvey Spak

Top Billed Cast

Gord Marriott

Self - Narrator (voice)

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