The Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins

Overview

This feature documentary is a portrait of Peter Watkins, an Oscar®-winning British filmmaker who, for the past 4 decades, has proved that films can be made without compromise. With the proliferation of TV channels, documentaries are enjoying an unprecedented boom fuelled by audiences seeking an alternative to infotainment. But now documentary filmmaking, too, finds itself constrained by the imperatives of television. However, there is a rebel resisting this uniformity of the spirit. Pre-eminent among today's documentary filmmakers concerned about this mind-numbing standardization, Peter Watkins has never strayed from either his principles or the cause.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 7, 2001

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, French

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB,ONF | NFB

Cast

R.H. Thomson,Peter Watkins

Director

Geoff Bowie

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0310279