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Alan Zweig

Alan Zweig

Alan Zweig is a Toronto documentary filmmaker known for often using film to explore his own life.

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Movies Made By Alan Zweig (15)

Records (2021)

Twenty-one years after Alan Zweig's groundbreaking first feature documentary Vinyl, Zweig returns to the topic of compulsive record collecting with newfound introspection and a sunnier disposition. Punctuated by his signature mirror-confessionals, Records ...

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Coppers (2019)

A look at the careers of retired police officers, as described in their own words. ...

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There Is a House Here (2017)

Spanning years of correspondence and three separate trips to Nunavut, Alan Zweig's latest documentary navigates issues of culture and identity with his pen-pal and semi-reluctant guide, Tatanniq Idlout, a.k.a. Inuk rock singer Lucie Idlout. ...

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Hope (2017)

This sequel to the 2015 documentary "Hurt" picks up as Steve Fonyo recovers from his coma and admits that he needs to make changes to his life if he is going to be able to continue on. ...

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Hurt (2015)

HURT is a documentary portrait of Steve Fonyo, a one-legged cancer survivor who successfully completed a cross-Canada run in the '80s, only to spend three decades mired in crime and addiction. ...

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When Jews Were Funny (2013)

From the 1930's to the 1970's, pretty well every comedian or comic you might see on TV or the movies was Jewish. Jews came to dominate the world of western‐society comedy on radio, stage and screen alike.Why did Jews dominate comedy in this period? And w ...

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15 Reasons to Live (2013)

What gives your life meaning? Family, yoga, good food, those shoes that were on sale? Ray Robertson outlines his own list in his non-fiction book "Why Not: Fifteen Reasons To Live?" And that has inspired Alan Zweig's documentary feature 15 REASONS TO LIVE ...

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A Hard Name (2009)

A documentary focusing on ex-convicts who reveal their struggles with trying to adapt to life on the outside. ...

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Lovable (2007)

At some point, everyone has asked the question, why is it so hard to find love? In this final installment of the autobiographical trilogy that includes Vinyl and I, Curmudgeon, Alan Zweig reflects with disarming candour on why, if he longs for a partner an ...

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I, Curmudgeon (2004)

Curmudgeon. Contrarian. Misanthrope. Naysayer. For all the people interviewed in this film, someone has used one of the above words to describe them. What have they done to deserve such labels? Everywhere these men and women go, something is being celebra ...

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Vinyl (2000)

Toronto filmmaker Alan Zweig analyzes the phenomenon of record collecting. ...

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Chunk Blower (1990)

Promo trailer/reel for an ultimately unproduced horror feature. ...

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Stealing Images (1989)

A short drama film about a film director who is exploring the city for inspiration. ...

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Videodrome (1983)

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his chan ...

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Movies Starring Alan Zweig (4)

Lovable (2007)

At some point, everyone has asked the question, why is it so hard to find love? In this final installment of the autobiographical trilogy that includes Vinyl and I, Curmudgeon, Alan Zweig reflects with disarming candour on why, if he longs for a partner an ...

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I, Curmudgeon (2004)

Curmudgeon. Contrarian. Misanthrope. Naysayer. For all the people interviewed in this film, someone has used one of the above words to describe them. What have they done to deserve such labels? Everywhere these men and women go, something is being celebra ...

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Vinyl (2000)

Toronto filmmaker Alan Zweig analyzes the phenomenon of record collecting. ...

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The Ballad of Don Quinn (1992)

The Ballad of Don Quinn tells the story of southern Saskatchewan's original punk rocker and his attempts to resurrect his band a decade after their scarcely noticed demise. ...

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