Region: Outside of Canada
The Man Who Skied Down Everest
While many explorers have climbed the legendary peak of Mount Everest, Yûichirô Miura had a different dream. This Japanese skier and daredevil became the first person to ever ski on the treacherous slopes of the highest mountain in the world, descending nearly 4200 feet. While becoming famous in Japan for his achievement, it wasn’t until Canadian filmmaker F.R. Crawley released this documentary that he received widespread international attention.
Showing all of the dangers and thrilling moments of his journey up and down the mountain, this tense and engaging film won the Oscar for Best Documentary and became a formative work in the sports documentary genre.
Directors
F. R. Crawley
Crawley was a pioneering filmmaker and producer known for his significant contributions to the Canadian film industry. He co-founded one of Canada’s earliest independent production companies and produced and directed numerous influential documentaries and features, including The Man Who Skied Down Everest, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, The Loon’s Necklace, and The Chairmaker and the Boys.
Writers
Yûichirô Miura, Judith Crawley
Cast
Yûichirô Miura, Douglas Rain, Shintaro Ishihara
Producer
F. R. Crawley
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Classics, Global Experiences, Sports
Original Language
English
The Man Who Invented Christmas
After a string of flops, Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey) finds inspiration from his own life to write his most famous work, A Christmas Carol. With a tight deadline and doubt over how successful a Christmas book can be, Dickens must work around the clock and ends up living out the novel’s most famous scenes in his own study, in order to find the story that would come to be beloved by millions.
Also featuring screen legend Christopher Plummer as Ebenezer Scrooge, The Man Who Invented Christmas is a fascinating look behind the scenes of the creation of a classic and beloved novel, and a charming portrait of one of the most famous authors of all time.
“A surprisingly fresh movie about a story we all know very well.” - Peter Howell, The Toronto Star
Director
Bharat Nalluri
Writers
Charles Dickens, Les Standiford, Susan Coyne
Cast
Jonathan Pryce, Christopher Plummer, Dan Stevens
Producers
Susan Mullen, Ian Sharples, Vadim Jean, Robert Mickelson, Niv Fichman
Genre
Drama
Interests
Arts and Culture, Asian Filmmaker, Biography, History
Original Language
English
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
In 2016, scientists declared that the Earth has entered a new geological era, one that is entirely the consequence of humanity’s abuse of the planet. This documentary goes around the world illustrating the variety of ways that humanity has affected its environment.
In Kenya, authorities set fire to mounds of elephant tusks to protest the illegal ivory trade, resulting in a devastating display of the impact of poaching. In Russia and Germany, mining operations transform the land into an otherworldly wasteland. The unfathomable scale of the images created by these moments are equal parts beautiful and disturbing.
Following Manufactured Landscapes and Watermark, photographer Edward Burtynsky and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier conclude their award-winning trilogy with an urgent message to all the citizens of the world to see the consequences of our actions, before it’s too late.
Directors
Nicholas de Pencier
De Pencier is an award-winning documentary cinematographer and producer known primarily for his work with director Jennifer Baichwal. They made the CSA-winning Manufactured Landscapes, Watermark and Anthropocene in collaboration with Edward Burtynsky. Their other credits include The Holier It Gets, Payback, and Long Time Running, which won the DGC award for Excellence in Documentary. De Pencier also produced the drama One Week, directed the documentary Black Code, and was cinematographer on The Colour of Ink, for which he won a CSA.
Jennifer Baichwal
Baichwal is an award-winning director who has collaborated with her partner, producer and cinematographer Nicholas de Pencier, on documentaries such as the CSA-winning trilogy Manufactured Landscapes, Watermark, and Anthropocene: The Human Epoch, with Edward Burtynsky. Her other credits include Act of God, Payback, and Long Time Running, among others. She has won 13 awards, including three CSAs.
Writer
Jennifer Baichwal
Cast
Alicia Vikander
Producer
Nicholas de Pencier
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Asian Filmmaker, Environment
Original Language
English
