Mira Burt-Wintonick discusses her new film Wintopia, a moving and personal reflection about her late father, Peter Wintonick -- filmmaker, former POV editor, and Canada's documentary ambassador.
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Veteran doc directors Peter Wintonick and Hubert Sauper discuss colonialism, flying and filmmaking.
Keep Reading“If I find the right utopia, I’ll stay there and send you a postcard," said Peter Wintonick. Marc Glassman introduces our special issue in memory of the late filmmaker.
Keep ReadingStephanie Boyd reflects on meeting Peter Wintonick through a shiny VHS tape of his documentary Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment.
Keep ReadingThere’s a tingling contradiction in the idea of a documentary about Utopias: how does one ethnographize a ‘non-existent place’?
Keep Reading"When I was young with zero experience, Peter set me on the path to becoming a documentary filmmaker."
Keep ReadingMany people can articulate Peter Wintonick's enormous influence, so Cizek offers a personal perspective on the "laughing Buddha of documentary."
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.
Keep ReadingIf Peter Wintonick's life was a Happening, it is how he made things happen for others that is his mighty legacy.
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