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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.

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Film Production

Assistant Editor:
1950  Treasure Island

Director:
1950  Treasure Island
1970  Where There's Smoke
1972  The Second Arctic Winter Games
1972  When I Go - That's It!

Editor:
1950  Treasure Island
1956  Sable Island
1956  The Longer Trail
1961  Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle
1964  Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North
1964  Haida Carver
1964  Selkirk of Red River
1964  The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
1965  War II: Total War
1967  A Wedding and Party
1967  A Woman's Place
1967  Andrew Britt at Shoal Bay
1967  Billy Crane Moves Away
1967  Blades and Brass
1967  Brian Earle on Merchants and Welfare
1967  Citizen Discussions
1967  Dan Roberts on Fishing
1967  Discussion on Welfare
1967  Fishermen's Meeting
1967  Fogo's Expatriates
1967  Jim Decker Builds a Longliner
1967  Jim Decker's Party
1967  Joe Kinsella on Education
1967  McGraths at Home and Fishing
1967  Some Problems of Fogo
1967  The Children of Fogo Island
1967  The Fogo Island Improvement Committee
1967  The Founding of the Co-operatives
1967  The Mercer Family
1967  The Merchant and the Teacher
1967  The Songs of Chris Cobb
1967  The Story of the Up Top
1967  Thoughts on Fogo and Norway
1967  Tom Best on Co-operatives
1967  William Wells Talks About The Island
1968  Introduction to Fogo Island
1970  Where There's Smoke
1971  On Power Refuelling
1972  The Second Arctic Winter Games
1972  When I Go - That's It!
1972  Who Were the Ones?

Producer:
1950  Treasure Island
1956  Sable Island
1956  The Longer Trail
1961  Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle
1964  Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North
1964  Haida Carver
1964  Selkirk of Red River
1964  The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
1965  War II: Total War
1967  A Wedding and Party
1967  A Woman's Place
1967  Andrew Britt at Shoal Bay
1967  Billy Crane Moves Away
1967  Blades and Brass
1967  Brian Earle on Merchants and Welfare
1967  Citizen Discussions
1967  Dan Roberts on Fishing
1967  Discussion on Welfare
1967  Fishermen's Meeting
1967  Fogo's Expatriates
1967  Jim Decker Builds a Longliner
1967  Jim Decker's Party
1967  Joe Kinsella on Education
1967  McGraths at Home and Fishing
1967  Some Problems of Fogo
1967  The Children of Fogo Island
1967  The Fogo Island Improvement Committee
1967  The Founding of the Co-operatives
1967  The Mercer Family
1967  The Merchant and the Teacher
1967  The Songs of Chris Cobb
1967  The Story of the Up Top
1967  Thoughts on Fogo and Norway
1967  Tom Best on Co-operatives
1967  William Wells Talks About The Island
1968  Introduction to Fogo Island
1970  Where There's Smoke
1971  On Power Refuelling
1971  On the Critical Path
1971  U 111 Dryout Experiment
1972  The Second Arctic Winter Games
1972  When I Go - That's It!
1972  Who Were the Ones?
1973  Reconstruction of the NRX Reactor 1970
1978  Sons of Haji Omar
1979  Canada Vignettes: Wop May

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