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Michael Rubbo

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  • Writer
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Michael Rubbo in Yes or No, Jean-Guy Moreau (1979)
Born in Australia, received his M.A. in Communication Arts at Stanford University in 1965 and then joined the National Film Board of Canada. He spent over 25 years at the Film Board, making many prizewinning films, including Sad song of yellow Skin which won the Flaherty award in 1971 and Waiting For Fidel, his most famous documentary. In the eighties and nineties, he wrote and directed four feature films, of which Vincent and Me won a daytime Emmy, a Parent's choice gold medal, as did Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveler. He returned to his native Australia in 1995 and continued making documentaries, notably, Much ado About Something (2000) which proposed that Christopher Marlowe was the real author of Shakespeare's plays. He also made in 2005, All about Olive, the story of Olive Riley going back to her native Broken hill where she was born in 1899.
BornDecember 31, 1938
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BornDecember 31, 1938
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations

Known for

Vincent and Me (1990)
Vincent and Me
6.2
  • Director
  • 1990
Where Have All the Maoists Gone?
  • Director
  • 1978
Much Ado About Something (2001)
Much Ado About Something
7.0
  • Director
  • 2001
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (1988)
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
6.8
  • Director
  • 1988

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Director

  • The Guy from Cycle Chic
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Much Ado About Something (2001)
    Much Ado About Something
    • Director
    • 2001
  • The Return of Tommy Tricker (1994)
    The Return of Tommy Tricker
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Vincent and Me (1990)
    Vincent and Me
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (1988)
    Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Atwood and Family
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1985
  • The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
    The Peanut Butter Solution
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1985
  • Margaret Atwood: Once in August
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Daisy: The Story of a Facelift
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Not Far from Bolgatanga
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1982
  • Challenger: An Industrial Romance: Short Version
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1980
  • Challenger: An Industrial Romance
    • co-director
    • 1980
  • Yes or No, Jean-Guy Moreau (1979)
    Yes or No, Jean-Guy Moreau
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Solzhenitsyn's Children... Are Making a Lot of Noise in Paris
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Where Have All the Maoists Gone?
    • Director
    • 1978

Writer

  • Much Ado About Something (2001)
    Much Ado About Something
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • The Return of Tommy Tricker (1994)
    The Return of Tommy Tricker
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Vincent and Me (1990)
    Vincent and Me
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (1988)
    Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Atwood and Family
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1985
  • The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
    The Peanut Butter Solution
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Margaret Atwood: Once in August
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Daisy: The Story of a Facelift
    • original treatment
    • 1982
  • Not Far from Bolgatanga
    • written by
    • Short
    • 1982
  • Yes or No, Jean-Guy Moreau (1979)
    Yes or No, Jean-Guy Moreau
    • written by
    • 1979
  • Solzhenitsyn's Children... Are Making a Lot of Noise in Paris
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Tigers and Teddy Bears
    • writer
    • Short
    • 1978
  • River: Planet Earth
    • writer
    • Short
    • 1977
  • I Hate to Lose
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • The Walls Come Tumbling Down
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1976

Editor

  • The Guy from Cycle Chic
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Atwood and Family
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1985
  • Margaret Atwood: Once in August
    • Editor
    • 1984
  • Daisy: The Story of a Facelift
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Not Far from Bolgatanga
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1982
  • Solzhenitsyn's Children... Are Making a Lot of Noise in Paris
    • Editor
    • 1979
  • River: Planet Earth
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1977
  • I Hate to Lose
    • Editor
    • 1977
  • The Walls Come Tumbling Down
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1976
  • Temiscaming Quebec (1976)
    Temiscaming Quebec
    • Editor
    • 1976
  • I Am an Old Tree
    • Editor
    • 1975
  • Waiting for Fidel (1974)
    Waiting for Fidel
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • The Streets of Saigon
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1973
  • The Man Who Can't Stop
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Jalan, Jalan: A Journey in Sundanese Java
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1973

Personal details

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    • Mike Rubbo
  • Born
    • December 31, 1938
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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