Movie Showman (1989)

Release Date: 1989-01-01
Runtime: 0h 29min
Director: Harvey Spak

This short film portrays the NFB's itinerant projectionists during the '40s and early '50s who travelled throughout Canada, bringing films and discussions to rural communities. The film uses a mix of dramatic re-enactments with archival footage and interviews with veterans of the movie circuit to shed light on an important period in Canadian film history.