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A Return to Memory
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A Return to Memory 2024 Directed by Donald McWilliams

“We learned to work with chaos.”

When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to create Canadian cinema as we now know it.

Country Canada
Production Country Canada
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Documentary
Production Company ONF | NFB
Release Date 17 October 2024
118 mins
Cast
Clare Coulter
Clare Coulter Self - Narrator (voice)
Donald McWilliams
Donald McWilliams Self - Narrator (voice)
John Grierson
John Grierson Self (archive sound)
Evelyn Cherry
Evelyn Cherry Self (archive footage)
Margaret Ellis
Margaret Ellis Self (archive footage)
Margaret Ann Bjornson
Margaret Ann Bjornson Self (archive footage)
Gudrun Parker
Gudrun Parker Self (archive footage)
Susan Schouten
Susan Schouten Self - group discussion leader
Crew
Director
Donald McWilliams
Donald McWilliams
Writer
Donald McWilliams
Donald McWilliams
Producers
Annette Clarke
Annette Clarke
Ariel Nasr
Ariel Nasr
Katherine Baulu
Katherine Baulu
Roz Power
Roz Power
Executive Producers
Annette Clarke
Annette Clarke
John Christou
John Christou
Rohan Fernando
Rohan Fernando
Nathalie Cloutier
Nathalie Cloutier
Editor
Donald McWilliams
Donald McWilliams
Sound
Sacha Ratcliffe
Sacha Ratcliffe
Music
Melissa Hui
Melissa Hui
Jeffrey Stonehouse
Jeffrey Stonehouse
Nicholas David Potvin
Nicholas David Potvin
Isabelle Bozzini
Isabelle Bozzini
Clemens Merkel
Clemens Merkel
Alissa Cheung
Alissa Cheung
Krystina Marcoux
Krystina Marcoux
Andrew King
Andrew King
Stéphanie Bozzini
Stéphanie Bozzini
Camera Operator
Nesya Shapiro
Nesya Shapiro