Derek May

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Died 1992
Movies Angel, The Ernie Game, Notes for a Film About Donna and Gail, Pandora, Projections Similar Don Owen, Martin Duckworth, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Tom Daly, Leonard Cohen

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. His other credits include collaborating the Donald Brittain on the narration for Helicopter Canada.

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

Derek May Wikipedia

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