Movies: Peter Pearson
- 1969
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (1969)
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"The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar" tells the story of Emery Prometer, a proud bush worker in Ottawa Valley, resisting government aid to support his family. The film compassionately depicts their struggles and the resolve of Emery's dau...
- 1969
The Dowry (1969)
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A little drama, almost a love triangle, filmed on the Canadian Atlantic coast, about a fisherman, his girl, and his boat. The boat needs a new engine but the owner lacks the cash. His girl's undertaker brother has money enough if he can be persuaded ...
- 1973
Paperback Hero (1973)
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A hockey player in a small town begins to lose his grip on reality and starts to believe that he is a gunslinger in the Old West....
- 1974
Only God Knows (1974)
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The sponsors of a drug-rehabilitation center stage a robbery to maintain funding of the facility, but the loot turns out to be syndicate-owned....
- 1977
One Man (1977)
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In this socially conscious drama, a TV journalist begins investigating a large factory that has been threatening the health of the children who live in the town's poorest, most polluted section. Because of his investigation, he and his family are thr...
- 1988
Straight for the Heart (1988)
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Pierre is a Montreal photojournalist who returns from Nicaragua to find that his ten-year menage a trois is over. Haunted by his mid-life crisis, he becomes obsessed with trying to find out why his two lovers, Sarah and David, have left him....
- 1994
An Interview with Dennis Potter (1994)
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Dennis Potter a television dramatist talks about his work, politics and his fears for both....
- 1968
Through Conflict to Negotiation (1968)
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This documentary follows a community action group led by American community organizer and writer Saul Alinsky in Rochester, New York. Together, they confront the community's largest employer on the issue of corporate responsibility and the employment...
- 1968
Saul Alinsky Went to War (1968)
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In this feature documentary, American community organizer and writer Saul Alinsky goes to war against the conditions that keep the poor in poverty. The film shows how he helped Black ghettos in the United States find an effective, non-violent method ...
- 1968
Deciding to Organize (1968)
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From the Organizing for Power: The Alinsky Approach series, this short documentary shows a group of concerned citizens from Dayton, Ohio, meeting and consulting Saul Alinsky on the means of creating an effective organization....
- 1967
Encounter with Saul Alinsky - Part 2: Rama Indian Reserve (1967)
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Indigenous youth, led by Duke Redbird, argue their ideas against the blunt pragmatism of American activist and writer Saul Alinksy. Author of the book “Rules for Radicals”, Alinsky is widely considered the father of community organizing who spent his...
- 1967
Encounter with Saul Alinsky - Part 1: CYC Toronto (1967)
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This documentary short captures a lively confrontation between the American community organizer and writer Saul Alinsky, and the members of the Conpany of Young Canadians (CYC). Among other topics, the parties argue and disagree about the means and c...