Biography
Colin Archibald Low (July 24, 1926 β February 24, 2016) was a Canadian animation and documentary filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He was known as a pioneer, one of Canada's most important filmmakers, and was regularly referred to as "the gentleman genius". His numerous honors include five BAFTA awards, eight Cannes Film Festival awards, and six Academy Award nominations.
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Filmography
all 91
Movies 91
Director 49
Producer 38
Director
Moving Pictures (2000)
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Director
Momentum (1992)
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Director
Transitions (1986)
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Director
Standing Alone (1982)
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Director
A Pinto for the Prince (1979)
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Producer
Path of the Paddle: Doubles Whitewater (1977)
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Producer
Path of the Paddle: Solo Whitewater (1977)
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Executive Producer
The Mad Canadian (1976)
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Executive Producer
No Way They Want to Slow Down (1976)
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Producer
Christ Is Risen (1976)
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Executive Producer
The Sword of the Lord (1976)
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Executive Producer
Blackwood (1976)
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Producer
Waiting for Fidel (1975)
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Producer
Earthware (1975)
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Executive Producer
Musicanada (1975)
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Producer
Descent (1975)
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Executive Producer
Alberta Girls (1975)
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Executive Producer
Lumsden (1975)
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Producer
Los Canadienses (1975)
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Executive Producer
King of the Hill (1974)
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Executive Producer
In Search of the Bowhead Whale (1974)
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Producer
The New Alchemists (1974)
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Executive Producer
Freshwater World (1974)
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Producer
In Praise of Hands (1974)
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Producer
Cree Hunters of Mistassini (1974)
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Producer
The Boat That Ian Built (1974)
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Producer
Coming Home (1973)
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Producer
Kainai (1973)
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Producer
A Memo from Fogo (1972)
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Director
The Winds of Fogo (1970)
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Producer
Introduction to Labrador (1970)
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Director
Andrew Britt at Shoal Bay (1967)
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Director
In the Labyrinth (1967)
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Director
The Children of Fogo Island (1967)
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Director
A Woman's Place (1967)
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Director
The Mercer Family (1967)
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Director
A Wedding and Party (1967)
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Director
The Fogo Island Improvement Committee (1967)
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Director
William Wells Talks About The Island (1967)
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Director
Jim Decker Builds a Longliner (1967)
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Director
The Founding of the Co-operatives (1967)
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Director
Billy Crane Moves Away (1967)
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Director
Jim Decker's Party (1967)
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Director
The Hutterites (1964)
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Producer
Free Fall (1964)
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Producer
21-87 (1963)
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Producer
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (1963)
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Producer
The Ride (1963)
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Producer
My Financial Career (1962)
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Producer
Pot-pourri (1962)
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Animation
The Living Machine (1962)
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Producer
Very Nice, Very Nice (1961)
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Director
The Days of Whisky Gap (1961)
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Director
Circle of the Sun (1960)
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Director
Universe (1960)
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Producer
Appetizers (1960)
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Director
City Out of Time (1959)
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Producer
A is for Architecture (1959)
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Cinematography
The Living Stone (1958)
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Director
City of Gold (1957)
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Director
Gold (1955)
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Director
The Jolifou Inn (1955)
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Director
Riches of the Earth (1954)
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Director
Corral (1954)
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Producer
One Little Indian (1954)
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Director
Age of the Beaver (1952)
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Director
The Romance of Transportation in Canada (1952)
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Editor
Teamwork - Past and Present (1950)
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Animation
Cadet Rousselle (1947)
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Director
The Contour Connection
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Director / Writer
Emergency/Urgence
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Executive Producer
Log House
Movie
Executive Producer
I Am an Old Tree
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Director
Time and Terrain
Movie
Director
Brian Earle on Merchants and Welfare
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Director
Tom Best on Co-operatives
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Director
Fishermen's Meeting
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Director
Discussion on Welfare
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Director
Fogo's Expatriates
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Director
Dan Roberts on Fishing
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Director
Some Problems of Fogo
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Director
Joe Kinsella on Education
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Director
The Story of the Up Top
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Director
The Songs of Chris Cobb
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Director
Thoughts on Fogo and Norway
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Director
Citizen Discussions
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Director
The Merchant and the Teacher
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Director
McGraths at Home and Fishing
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Executive Producer
Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut
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Director
When I Go - That's It!
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Director
Introduction to Fogo Island
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Ratings
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1926-07-24
Deathday2016-02-24 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceCardston, Canada
ReligionThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ChildrenStephen Low
CitizenshipsCanada
AwardsMember of the Order of Canada, Canadian Film Award, Prix Albert-Tessier, Short Film Palme d'Or, BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Officer of the Order of Canada
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