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Duckworth Martin
Montreal-born Martin Duckworth came to filmmaking from a background in history. Having studied at Yale and the University of Toronto, he lectured at Mount Allison from 1958 to 1963.
Duckworth has been involved in film associated with the National Film Board of Canada for 30 years. He has done camera work on 60 films and has directed or co-directed close to 20.
He is active in the Canadian peace movement, and his 1994 film, Peacekeeper at War: A Personal View of the Gulf War follows in a line of work concerned with war and its effects.
Back to Kampuchea (1982) documented the experience of a Cambodian cab driver in the wake of the horrific Pol Pot years. No More Hibakusha (1983) and No More Hiroshima (1985) both garnered international awards, and Return To Dresden, which charts the return of Canadian veteran Giff Gifford to the sight of the infamous Allied bombings, was awarde prizes festivals at Yorkton and Troia.
Among his films on artists and musicians, Our Last Days in Moscow and Oliver Jones in Africa have both received awards.
Duckworth's latest films are Acting Blind (2006) and The Battle of Rabaska (2008), which he co-directed with Magnus Isacsson.
Duckworth is an active member of the Canadian Independent film Caucus and lectures in film production at Concordia University. He is the father of six daughters and a son and lives in the shadow of Montreal's mountain.
