John Grierson

John Grierson

Production 1898-04-26 Kilmadock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

John Grierson (1898–1972) was a pioneering Scottish filmmaker and producer who shaped the documentary film movement, earning recognition as the father of British and Canadian documentary cinema. He famously coined the term "documentary" in 1926 and championed the idea that film should serve as a tool for social education and reform. As the driving force behind the British documentary movement, he founded the GPO Film Unit, which produced groundbreaking works like Night Mail (1936), and later played a key role in establishing the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in 1939, turning it into one of the world's most influential documentary institutions. Grierson’s vision and advocacy for documentary as a vehicle for public service and civic engagement left a lasting legacy on global nonfiction filmmaking.

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2025 Producer
2024 Self (archive sound)
1973 Self (archive footage)
1965 Associate Producer
1962 Treatment
1960 Screenplay
1959 Himself
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1958 Narrator
1954 Producer
1953 Producer
1953 Executive Producer
1952 Executive Producer
1952 Executive Producer
1952 Executive Producer
1950 Producer
1938 John Knox (voice)
1938 Executive Producer
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1936 Commentary
1935 Narrator
1935 Producer
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1935 Director
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1934 Producer
1934 Director of Photography
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1934 Director
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1934 Writer
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1929 Editor
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