Directors

Magnus Isacsson

Magnus Isacssonb. 1948 in Swedend. August 2, 2012 in Montréal, Québec

Magnus Isacsson devoted himself to exploring vital social and political issues through powerful documentary films, working independently and with the National Film Board. He was also a university educator and a pioneer in community media, teaching audiovisual production in Zimbabwe and South Africa on behalf of Vidéo Tiers Monde. A former co-chair of the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) and vice-president of the Observatoire du documentaire, Magnus received the 2004 Prix Lumières from the Quebec directors’ association (ARRQ), which also named him as a member Emeritus in early 2012. His last film, Granny Power or Les Super-Mémés, was about the Raging Grannies, a very original protest movement founded in Canada.

Also see: Remembering Magnus Isacsson.

Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release

Toivo (1990, short)
Out of the Ashes (1991, short)
Uranium (1991, short)
Union Trouble (1991, short)
The Emperor`s New Clothes (1995)
The Big Upheaval (1996, short)
Power: One River Two Nations (1996)
Union Trouble – A Cautionary Tale)
Pressure Point: Inside the Montreal Blockade (co-directed, 1999, short)
The Choir Boys (1999)

View From the Summit (2002)
Maxime, McDuff & McDo (2002, short)
Hell-bent for Justice (2004)
Sonny Joe and the Casino (2004, short)
Waiting for Martin (2004, short)
The Battle of Rabaska (2008)
Art in Action (2009)

Letter to Béthièle (2010, short)
Granny Power (aka Les Super-Mémés, 2010, short)
Ma vie réelle (2012)