Timothy Findley: Anatomy of a Writer

Timothy Findley: Anatomy of a Writer is a Canadian television documentary film, directed by Terence Macartney-Filgate and released in 1992.[1] The film is a portrait of writer Timothy Findley, featuring both interview segments and scenes which try to illuminate his creative process by dramatizing several rewritten variations on his then-forthcoming theatrical play The Stillborn Lover as acted by William Hutt, Martha Henry and Susan Coyne.[2]

Timothy Findley: Anatomy of a Writer
GenreDocumentary
Directed byTerence Macartney-Filgate
StarringTimothy Findley
William Hutt
Martha Henry
Susan Coyne
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersTerence Macartney-Filgate
Silva Basmajian
Don Haig
Dennis R. Murphy
CinematographyTerence Macartney-Filgate
EditorDarryl Cornford
Running time58 minutes
Production companyNational Film Board of Canada
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release
  • January 30, 1992 (1992-01-30) (Canada)

The film was broadcast on CBC Television on January 30, 1992, as an episode of Adrienne Clarkson Presents.[2]

The film won the Donald Brittain Award for best social or political documentary at the 7th Gemini Awards in 1993.[3]

References
  1. Ted Shaw, "Will the real Findley stand up?". Windsor Star, January 30, 1992.
  2. Pearl Sheffy Gefen, "Timothy Findley: Actors play out the author's work-in-progress on Adrienne Clarkson Presents Thursday, CBC at 8 p.m.". The Globe and Mail, January 25, 1992.
  3. "Beleaguered McKenna honored with two Geminis". Montreal Gazette, March 7, 1993.


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