Dennis Sawyer Movies

This short animated film is about Wop May, one of Canada's leading bush pilots in the 1920s.

This short film presents a discussion about the role of merchants on Fogo Island, and of the feasibility of cooperatives.

A look at the relationships among the Fogo Island merchants and fishermen, and at the demoralizing effects welfare has on them.

A discussion of the problems and efficacy of a fishermen's cooperative.

An outstanding factor in the efficiency of the CANDU reactor employed in Canadian nuclear power stations is that its construction allows for...

A compilation of satirical anti-smoking clips.

A rollicking Newfoundland party on Fogo Island.

William Wells defends the viability of Fogo Island and expresses his apprehension about the exodus of young people.

Individuals who have moved away from Fogo Island express their opinions on the life and problems of the Island.

A film record, suitable for schools, of the war years of 1939 to 1945, showing major developments from the rise of Nazism in Germany to the first...

By using film as a catalyst for change, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns. This film shows how one of the...

Filmed on the great Mackenzie River, this short fiction film recreates the amazing voyage of the man who gave his name to it. Following the path...

A record of the founding meeting of the Fogo Island Ship Building and Producer Co-operative.

The Fogo Island Improvement Committee discusses the building of a speaking platform for the anticipated visit of the Newfoundland premier.

By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns. In this film, Islander Chris...

In this short film, we witness two Fogo Island festivities: a Roman Catholic wedding in Joe Batts Arm South and a party with music and dancing in Joe...

This short film realistically portrays the conflict Henry Hudson experienced when he went in search of an open water route to the Orient, and no one...

A film-opera divided into nine segments, Au pays de Zom tells a day in the life of Mister Zom, a capitalist infatuated with his own person, whose...

This film is a reconstruction of Robert Baldwin’s involvement in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. Though bound to the cause of...

The Mercer family discusses the pressures that force the young people to leave Fogo Island and their families.