John Paskievich

John Paskievich
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Documentary Filmmaker and Photographer
Websitejohnpaskievich.com

John Paskievich (born 1947) is a Canadian documentary photographer and filmmaker from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Born to Ukrainian parents in a displaced persons camp in Austria after World War II, Paskievich immigrated to Canada as a child with his family.

He graduated from the University of Winnipeg and studied photography and film at Ryerson Polytechnic (now Toronto Metropolitan University).

His photographs have been exhibited widely and are in the collections of many institutions including the National Gallery of Canada, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Ukrainian Canadian Cultural and Educational Centre (Winnipeg), the Banff Centre and the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Paskievich’s photographic work has been published in several books: A Place Not Our Own (Queenston House 1977), Waiting for the Ice Cream Man… A Prison Journal (Converse 1978), Urban Indians (Hurtig 1980), A Voiceless Song (Lester & Orpen Denys 1983), The North End (University of Manitoba Press 2007),[1][2] and The North End Revisited (University of Manitoba Press 2017).

He has produced and directed numerous award winning documentary films including Ted Baryluk's Grocery (1982)[3][4] The Actor (1990),[5] If Only I Were an Indian (1996), The Gypsies of Svinia (1998),[6] Unspeakable (2006)[7], The Storytelling Class, A Canadian War Story.[8]

  1. ^ Wilson, Jill (June 27, 2019). "Neighbourhood watch". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Fenson, Avrum (November 3, 2007). "North End exposures". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Walker, Morley (November 27, 2009). "Skipping this Winnipeg class a mistake". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Siegel, Lois (May 1982). "Bread and shoe polish". Cinema Canada. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  5. ^ John Haslett Cuff, "Snapshots of daydreamers". The Globe and Mail, November 29, 1990.
  6. ^ Habšudová, Zuzana (November 26, 2001). "Film-maker John Paskievich: "People should be aware"". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Grossenbacher, Monika (June 8, 2007). "Unspeakable". CM Reviews. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  8. ^ A Canadian War Story/Urban Block Media, 2024