Before the Last Curtain Falls, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Self(less) Portrait and Guidelines comprise a telling cross-section of styles and strategies for non-fiction filmmaking
"His legacy is our challenge: to make work he’d embrace, live up to his generosity, spirit and imagination; and make him proud," writes McKenna about Peter Wintonick.
Peter Wintonick lived many lives in his 60 years: filmmaker, father, lover, friend, mentor, writer, curator and editor. He embraced his calling—the creation and promotion of the documentary—with joy and absolute dedication.
Peter and I I have been to dozens of places around the world, but I’d never been with him in Montreal. He spent so much time on the road devoting his life to documentary.