Reading Alistair MacLeod (2005)
This feature doc profiles acclaimed writer Alistair MacLeod. Hailed internationally as a master of the short story, MacLeod also wrote a novel, No Great Mischief, which was celebrated around the world. Depicting men and women living out their lives against the haunting landscape that surrounds them, most of MacLeod's work is firmly based in Cape Breton even if his characters stray elsewhere. Focusing on the complexities and abiding mysteries at the heart of human relationships, MacLeod maps the close bonds and impassable chasms that lie between people and invokes memory and myth to celebrate the continuity of the generations. This film portrait explores the life and work of this giant of literature.
Director: William D. MacGillivray
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Alistair MacLeod as Self |
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Margaret Atwood as Self |
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Russell Banks as Self |
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David Adams Richards as Self |
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Christopher Donison as Self |
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Wayne Johnston as Self |
| Sound | Brian Power | Sound Editor |
| Directing | William D. MacGillivray | Director |
| Editing | Christopher Cooper | Editor |
| Camera | Kent Nason | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Christopher Donison | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | William D. MacGillivray | Writer |
| Production | Terry Greenlaw | Producer |
| Production | Kent Martin | Producer |
| Production | Robert Sherrin | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Alex Salter | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Alex Salter | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Alex Salter | Location Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Hayward Parrott | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Lou Solakofski | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Lynne Carter | Production Executive |
| Production | Patsy Coughran | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Jan Nathanson | Production Manager |
| Camera | Kevin MacNeil | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Kevin MacNeil | Gaffer |
| Camera | Kevin MacNeil | Grip |
| Sound | Hayward Parrott | Music Editor |
| Editing | Doug Woods | Colorist |
| Editing | Doug Woods | Online Editor |
| Editing | Chris MacIntosh | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Luckas Cardona-Morisset | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Dennis Bradley | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Bob Meade | Vehicles Coordinator |
| Crew | Al Morris | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Jan Anthony | Production Accountant |
| Production | John William Lutz | Administration |
| Production | Susan Newhook | Researcher |
| Crew | Alistair MacLeod | Thanks |
| Crew | Anita MacLeod | Thanks |
