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Donald Code Brittain, OC (June 10, 1928 – July 21, 1989) was a film director and producer with the National Film Board of Canada.
Donald Brittain, filmmaker (b at Ottawa, Ont 10 June 1928; d at Montréal, Qué 21 July 1989). After several years with the Ottawa Journal, he joined the NFB in 1955. He soon became one of the most respected Canadian documentary filmmakers. In 1962 he produced the 13-part series, Canada at War.
Donald Brittain is Canada’s most renowned and honoured English documentary filmmaker. Working as a director and writer, he explored Canada's social and cultural past, often rescuing aspects from the nation’s collective amnesia.
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Brittain was a writer first and a filmmaker second. While a shot was being set up, he'd wander off and mumble lines of narration under his breath. He was always trying to work out how to tie everything together, constantly writing the script in his head.
Donald Brittain was born on 10 June 1928 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and director, known for Fields of Sacrifice (1963), Memorandum (1966) and Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939 (1974). He died on 21 July 1989 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- June 10, 1928
- Donald Brittain
- July 21, 1989
Jan 16, 2018 · King of the Hill. Brittain was a huge baseball fan, especially when it came to the Montreal Expos. A character study of a professional player was the perfect project for him. The film follows Ferguson Jenkins through the 1972-73 season, from spring training through to the sweltering days of August.
Donald Brittain: Filmmaker - NFB. Kent Martin. 1992 1 h 34 min. A close look at one of the best documentary filmmakers in the world, this retrospective of Brittain films also offers a glimpse of the man and the restless energy that informed his work.
