John Douglas

John Douglas

  • Birthday: 7/13/1938
  • Deathday: 1/25/2022
  • Place of birth: Lake Forest, Illinois, USA
  • Fame for: Directing
  • Also known as: John Bruce Douglas
  • Social networks: Youtube , Facebook

Biography

John Douglas was an American filmmaker, photographer visual artist, and activist born on July 13, 1938 in Lake Forest, Illinois. He attended Harvard University for about year, then Studied art at Boston University while working as a painter. In 1961, he was drafted into the United States Army. He subsequentaly bought a farm in Putney, Vermont. In 1967, he met Robert Kramer and joined the activist filmmaking collective Newsreel. That same year, he and Tom Griffinco-directed Strike City, a documentary following plantation workers striking for a livable wage in Mississippi. In 1969, he traveled to Hanoi, North Vietnam, and filmed The People's War. He later co-directed Milestones with Robert Kramer. In 1975, Milestones won the Critics’ Choice at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1981, he moved to Charlotte, Vermont. In 1983, he co-directed Grenada: The Future Coming Towards Us, which documented the new Grenadian democracy under Maurice Bishop. He died on January 25, 2022.

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Milestones
Release date: 10/8/1975

Milestones

Role(s): Director

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Strike City
Release date: 1/1/1967

Strike City

Role(s): Director

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Strike City
Release date: 1/1/1967

Strike City

Role(s): Director of Photography

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Strike City
Release date: 1/1/1967

Strike City

Role(s): Editor

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The People's War
Release date: 1/2/1970

The People's War

Role(s): Director

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