Editing
Dennis Sawyer
FR, EN, XX cinema · 49 credits
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.
Known for
Filmography
Sons of Haji Omar
Producer
Reconstruction of the NRX Reactor 1970
1973
Reconstruction of the NRX Reactor 1970
Producer
The Second Arctic Winter Games
Producer, Director
On Power Refuelling
Producer, Editor
Brian Earle on Merchants and Welfare
1967
Brian Earle on Merchants and Welfare
Editor
Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate
1967
Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate
Editor
Haida Carver
Editor
Sable Island
Editor
Treasure Island
Assistant Editor