Peter Pearson

Peter Pearson

Peter Pearson's impactful career shaped English-Canadian film. Directing acclaimed movies like "The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar" and "Paperback Hero," he garnered multiple Canadian Film Awards, influencing Canadian storytelling. Leading Telefilm Canada, he advocated for industry advancement and Canadian content. Transitioning from journalism to TV, Pearson excelled at CBC before making impactful films at the National Film Board. His dramas at For the Record sparked discussions and legal disputes, yet his teaching and leadership at the Broadcast Program Development Fund generated economic growth and Canadian programming. A skilled scriptwriter, Pearson co-wrote notable works like "Snowbird" with Margaret Atwood, earning numerous Canadian Film Awards and Gemini nominations, cementing his legacy in Canadian cinema.

  • Title: Peter Pearson
  • Popularity: 0.569
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday:
  • Place of Birth:
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As:
img

Peter Pearson Movies

  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Straight for the Heart

    Straight for the Heart

    4.4 1988 HD

    Pierre is a Montreal photojournalist who returns from Nicaragua to find that his ten-year menage a trois is over. Haunted by his mid-life crisis, he...

    img
  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Paperback Hero

    Paperback Hero

    5.6 1973 HD

    A hockey player in a small town begins to lose his grip on reality and starts to believe that he is a gunslinger in the Old West.

    img
  • 1969
    imgMovies

    The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar

    The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar

    6 1969 HD

    "The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar" tells the story of Emery Prometer, a proud bush worker in Ottawa Valley, resisting government aid...

    img
  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Through Conflict to Negotiation

    Through Conflict to Negotiation

    1 1968 HD

    This documentary follows a community action group led by American community organizer and writer Saul Alinsky in Rochester, New York. Together, they...

    img
  • 1969
    imgMovies

    The Dowry

    The Dowry

    1 1969 HD

    A little drama, almost a love triangle, filmed on the Canadian Atlantic coast, about a fisherman, his girl, and his boat. The boat needs a new engine...

    img
  • 1969
    imgMovies

    The Dowry

    The Dowry

    1 1969 HD

    A little drama, almost a love triangle, filmed on the Canadian Atlantic coast, about a fisherman, his girl, and his boat. The boat needs a new engine...

    img
  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Encounter with Saul Alinsky - Part 1: CYC Toronto

    Encounter with Saul Alinsky - Part 1: CYC Toronto

    1 1967 HD

    This documentary short captures a lively confrontation between the American community organizer and writer Saul Alinsky, and the members of the...

    img
  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Deciding to Organize

    Deciding to Organize

    1 1968 HD

    From the Organizing for Power: The Alinsky Approach series, this short documentary shows a group of concerned citizens from Dayton, Ohio, meeting and...

    img
  • 1994
    imgMovies

    An Interview with Dennis Potter

    An Interview with Dennis Potter

    1 1994 HD

    Dennis Potter a television dramatist talks about his work, politics and his fears for both.

    img
  • 1977
    imgMovies

    One Man

    One Man

    1 1977 HD

    In this socially conscious drama, a TV journalist begins investigating a large factory that has been threatening the health of the children who live...

    img
  • 1974
    imgMovies

    Only God Knows

    Only God Knows

    5 1974 HD

    The sponsors of a drug-rehabilitation center stage a robbery to maintain funding of the facility, but the loot turns out to be syndicate-owned.

    img
  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Encounter with Saul Alinsky - Part 2: Rama Indian Reserve

    Encounter with Saul Alinsky - Part 2: Rama Indian Reserve

    1 1967 HD

    Indigenous youth, led by Duke Redbird, argue their ideas against the blunt pragmatism of American activist and writer Saul Alinksy. Author of the...

    img
  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Saul Alinsky Went to War

    Saul Alinsky Went to War

    6 1968 HD

    In this feature documentary, American community organizer and writer Saul Alinsky goes to war against the conditions that keep the poor in poverty....

    img
  • 1970
    imgS6 E18

    6.9 1970 HD

    The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series based upon a 1958 American film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS10 E1

    1 1970 HD

    For The Record, a series of one-hour and ninety-minute film dramas, started on the series, Performance, as a subseries called Camera ’76. Aired...

    img