A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Toronto, Canada
Born:
January 1, 1956
Larry Weinstein is one of Canada's most prolific and accomplished documentary filmmakers, and has been honoured with retrospectives around the world and broadcasts in more than 40 countries. The majority of his 30 award-winning films centre on music and the creative process while his other subjects range from the horrors of war to the pleasures of football. His films consistently push the boundaries of conventional documentary storytelling by employing tools from fiction films, dramatic reconstructions, historical cinematic stylings, and impressionistic visuals. In 2007, Larry received the Cannes MipDoc International Trailblazer Award with the citation, "Weinstein is a deserving awardee for his creativity, originality, and risk-taking, and for pushing the genre of documentary forward."
Associate Producer:
1997 Sarabande
2003 The Saddest Music in the World
2008 The Young Romantic
Director:
1984 Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra
1985 All That Bach
1987 Ravel
1989 For The Whales
1994 September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
1995 Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story
1997 Sarabande
1997 The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
2001 Ravel's Brain
2002 Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
2002 Toothpaste
2003 The Saddest Music in the World
2005 Beethoven's Hair
2005 Burnt Toast
2006 Mozartballs
2008 The Young Romantic
2009 Inside Hana's Suitcase
2009 Toscanini in His Own Words
2011 God's Wrath
2011 Mulroney: The Opera
2012 The 13th Man
2013 Our Man in Tehran
2015 Clara's Big Ride
2016 Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
2016 The Devil's Horn
2017 Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
2019 Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019 The Impossible Swim
2024 Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
???? Andrea Bocelli: Tuscan Skies
Producer:
1984 Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra
1985 All That Bach
1987 Ravel
1989 For The Whales
1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
1994 September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
1995 Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story
1997 Sarabande
1997 The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
2001 Ravel's Brain
2002 Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
2002 Toothpaste
2003 The Saddest Music in the World
2005 Beethoven's Hair
2005 Burnt Toast
2006 Mozartballs
2008 Blindness
2008 The Young Romantic
2009 Inside Hana's Suitcase
2009 Toscanini in His Own Words
2010 Gunless
2011 God's Wrath
2011 Mulroney: The Opera
2012 The 13th Man
2013 Our Man in Tehran
2015 Clara's Big Ride
2016 Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
2016 The Devil's Horn
2017 Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
2019 Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019 The Impossible Swim
2024 Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
???? Andrea Bocelli: Tuscan Skies
Thanks:
1984 Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra
1985 All That Bach
1987 Ravel
1989 For The Whales
1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
1994 September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
1995 Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story
1997 Sarabande
1997 The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
2001 Ravel's Brain
2002 Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
2002 Toothpaste
2003 The Saddest Music in the World
2005 Beethoven's Hair
2005 Burnt Toast
2006 Mozartballs
2008 Blindness
2008 The Young Romantic
2009 Inside Hana's Suitcase
2009 Toscanini in His Own Words
2010 Gunless
2011 God's Wrath
2011 Mulroney: The Opera
2012 Stories We Tell
2012 The 13th Man
2013 Our Man in Tehran
2015 Clara's Big Ride
2016 Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
2016 The Devil's Horn
2017 Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
2019 Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019 The Impossible Swim
2024 Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
???? Andrea Bocelli: Tuscan Skies
Writer:
1984 Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra
1985 All That Bach
1987 Ravel
1989 For The Whales
1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
1994 September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
1995 Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story
1997 Sarabande
1997 The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
2001 Ravel's Brain
2002 Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
2002 Toothpaste
2003 The Saddest Music in the World
2005 Beethoven's Hair
2005 Burnt Toast
2006 Mozartballs
2008 Blindness
2008 The Young Romantic
2009 Inside Hana's Suitcase
2009 Toscanini in His Own Words
2010 Gunless
2011 God's Wrath
2011 Mulroney: The Opera
2012 Stories We Tell
2012 The 13th Man
2013 Our Man in Tehran
2015 Clara's Big Ride
2016 Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
2016 The Devil's Horn
2017 Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
2019 Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019 The Impossible Swim
2024 Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
???? Andrea Bocelli: Tuscan Skies
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