"When I was young with zero experience, Peter set me on the path to becoming a documentary filmmaker."
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Keep Reading"Like kids colluding against the world, we had secret code names: he was ‘Peter Red’ and I was ‘Peter Blue'," writes Lynch on Wintonick.
Keep ReadingPeter Wintonick was Canada’s Documentary Ambassador—and actually the greatest advocate for docs in the world.
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Keep ReadingI cherish those hilarious, fun walks with Peter Wintonick, where he offered information, knowledge and stories freely, and listened honestly.
Keep ReadingI learned what it meant to be “adopted” by Peter Wintonick. Together, we attended iDOCS in Beijing, Asian Side of the Doc in Seoul, and IDFA in Amsterdam.
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