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Derek May

Derek May

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Derek May (1932–1992) was a Canadian animation, dramatic and documentary film director who worked primarily for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Originally a painter, his first film with the NFB was the 1966 experimental short, Angel. His documentary work often focused on the role of the artist in society.[1][2][3][4] His other credits include collaborating the Donald Brittain on the narration for Helicopter Canada.[5]

Partial filmography

  • Angel (1966)
  • Helicopter Canada (1966) (narration)
  • Niagara Falls (1967)
  • McBus (1969)
  • Sananguagat: Inuit Masterworks (1974), a documentary on Inuit artworks that coincided with a national exhibition of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council.
  • Pandora (1971)
  • Off the Wall (1981), a 55-minute documentary on the Toronto art scene
  • Krzysztof Wodiczkoi: Projections (1991), on the artist of the same name

References

  1. [1]
    Rist, Peter (2001). Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-313-29931-5. Retrieved 25 February 2017. DEREK MAY. Born 1932, London, England; died 1992. Director, editor, art director, painter. Though not as prolific a filmmaker as many NFB directors, Derek May produced a body of work that garnered wide respect. [...] and the lifestyle of the artists in relationship to their work and society, in Off the Wall and Knysztof Wodiczko: Projections
  2. [2]
    Ryan, Terry (27 September 1969). "Derek May: a cosmic weatherman". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. [3]
    Evans, Gary (1991). "André Lamy: Controlled by Events". In the national interest : a chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989 (Repr. ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 233. ISBN 0802068332.
  4. [4]
    Daudelin, Robert (October 1986). "Derek May : L'École de Brighton". Copie Zéro (in French). 30 (Le documentaire : vers de nouvelles voies).
  5. [5]
    Evans, Gary. p. 122


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