Dennis Sawyer Movies

By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their concerns. This film discusses efforts to...

Through the use of film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns. This film looks at...

The story of how one Fogo Island family managed to raise an old passenger boat from where it had been sitting for four years, and to renovate it for...

By using film as a means of communication, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns and thoughts about the future....

This short documentary profiles the uniquely cloistered wildlife of Sable Island, known as the “Atlantic graveyard” due to its...

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

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...

A compilation of satirical anti-smoking clips.

Nuclear power plants are not exactly sold on the same scale as wheat, but that they can be manufactured as an exportable commodity is well...

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...

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

A discussion about the effects of welfare on Fogo Island residents.

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

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

A discussion on the methods of fishing, marketing, organization and welfare in Norway, with reference to the situation on Fogo Island.

This short documentary showcases the best of the 1967 National Hockey League season, set to music in the Tijuana Brass style. Filmed with an eye to...

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

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

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...

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