Dennis Sawyer

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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.

Film	Credit
Au pays de Zom1982 · Actor	Actor
CCanada Vignettes: Wop May1979 · Producer	Producer
Sons of Haji Omar1978 · Producer	Producer
RReconstruction of the NRX Reactor 19701973 · Producer	Producer
When I Go - That's It!1972 · Director	Director
The Second Arctic Winter Games1972 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
On Power Refuelling1971 · Producer	Producer
OOn the Critical Path1971 · Producer	Producer
UU 111 Dryout Experiment1971 · Producer	Producer
WWhere There's Smoke1970 · Director	Director