Roman Kroitor

Production·Dec 12, 1926·Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic 3D animation system. He was also the original inspiration for The Force. His prodigious output garnered numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, three Cannes Film Festival awards, and two Oscar nominations. Roman Boghdan Kroitor was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, to Ukrainian immigrants Peter and Tatiana (Shewchuk), both of whom were teachers. Peter died when Roman was four; Tatiana moved the family to Winnipeg and continued teaching. Roman attended the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1951 with a Master of Arts in Philosophy.

Film	Credit
Rebels with a Camera2006 · Self	Self
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max1991 · Director	Director
We Are Born of Stars1985 · Writer	Writer
Hail Columbia!1982 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Bravery in the Field1980 · Producer	Producer
Twice Upon a Time1979 · Producer	Producer
SSo Long To Run1978 · Producer	Producer
HHold the Ketchup1977 · Producer	Producer
Strangers at the Door1977 · Producer	Producer
Circus World1974 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Man Belongs to the Earth1974 · Producer	Producer
North of Superior1971 · Producer	Producer
In the Labyrinth1967 · Director	Director
The Baymen1966 · Producer	Producer
Little White Crimes1966 · Producer	Producer
Stravinsky1966 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Nobody Waved Goodbye1964 · Producer	Producer
The Hutterites1964 · Producer	Producer
Above the Horizon1964 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Toronto Jazz1963 · Producer	Producer
21-871963 · (Archive audio)	(Archive audio)
Lonely Boy1962 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Living Machine1962 · Director	Director
Festival in Puerto Rico1961 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Days of Whisky Gap1961 · Producer	Producer
II Was a Ninety-pound Weakling1960 · Producer	Producer
Universe1960 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Cars in Your Life1960 · Producer	Producer
The Back-breaking Leaf1959 · Producer	Producer
The End of the Line1959 · Producer	Producer
Emergency Ward1959 · Producer	Producer
Glenn Gould: Off the Record1959 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Glenn Gould: On the Record1959 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Days Before Christmas1958 · Producer	Producer
Police1958 · Producer	Producer
Memory of Summer1958 · Producer	Producer
Pilgrimage1958 · Producer	Producer
CCountry Threshing1958 · Producer	Producer
A Foreign Language1958 · Producer	Producer
Blood and Fire1958 · Producer	Producer
City of Gold1957 · Writer	Writer
RRescue Party1953 · Director	Director
Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman1953 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
AAge of the Beaver1952 · Writer	Writer