John Spotton

John Spotton was a Canadian filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor associated with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He played a pivotal role in developing the Direct Cinema movement, contributing to documentaries that emphasized naturalistic and unobtrusive filming techniques. Spotton's notable works include Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965), a documentary capturing the making of Keaton's short film The Railrodder, and Memorandum (1965), which explores the Holocaust's impact on survivors. His contributions significantly influenced documentary filmmaking in Canada and beyond.

Crew

Buster Keaton Rides Again

Director, Editor, Director of Photography

Pitchmen

Executive Producer

Memorandum

Director

Abortion: Stories from North and South

Producer

The Back-breaking Leaf

Editor

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Editor, Director of Photography

Pilgrimage

Producer

Lonely Boy

Editor

A Day in June

Camera Operator

Railroaders

Director of Photography

Never a Backward Step

Director

Viking Visitors to North America

Producer

The Days of Whisky Gap

Camera Operator, Editor

Peep and the Big Wide World

Executive Producer

The Story of Peter and the Potter

Director of Photography

A Pinto for the Prince

Director

Legault's Place

Director of Photography

I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling

Editor

Circle of the Sun

Director of Photography

High Steel

Director of Photography

Toronto Jazz

Director of Photography

Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community

Executive Producer

City Out of Time

Editor

The Hutterites

Editor, Director of Photography

Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis

Executive Producer

The White Ship

Editor

Kainai

Director of Photography

Runner

Director of Photography

What Do You Think About... Being Different

Director of Photography

The Puppeteers

Director of Photography

Final Offer

Executive Producer

Thanks for the Ride

Producer

Circus World

Cinematography