Barry Greenwald

Barry Greenwald (born 1954) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker,[1] and co-founder of the Canadian Independent Film Caucus. While in his final year as a student at Conestoga College, he directed the 1975 film Metamorphosis,[1] inspired by Czech documentary filmmaker Vaclav Taborsky, which won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.[2] Upon graduation, he worked with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as a film editor, before directing documentary films independently.[3]

Greenwald's films include the 1990 one-hour documentary Between Two Worlds, about Inuit Joseph Idlout. Produced by the NFB and Investigative Productions Inc., the film is included in the 2011 Inuit film collection, Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories.[4]

  1. ^ a b Frank Daley, "Cannes prize-winner forced to drive taxi". Ottawa Journal, June 18, 1976.
  2. ^ McIntosh, Andrew. "Metamorphosis". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  3. ^ Pratley, Gerald (October 1987). Torn Sprockets: The Uncertain Projection of the Canadian Film. Univ of Delaware Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0874131949. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Between Two Worlds". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 6 April 2012.