Cynthia Scott
Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter and editor (b. 1939)
Cynthia Scott is a Canadian award-winning filmmaker who has produced, directed, written, and edited several films with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Her works have won the Oscar and Canadian Film Award. Scott is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Her projects with the NFB are mainly focused on documentary filmmaking. Some of Scott's most notable documentaries for the NFB feature dancing and the dance world including Flamenco at 5:15 (1983), which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary at the 56th Academy Awards in 1984. She is married to filmmaker John N. Smith; their son is actor Dylan Smith.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 6 films (1972–1985) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 5 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | A Chronic problem | Cynthia Scott | ||||
| 1983 | Flamenco at 5:15 ▶ | Direct Cinema Ltd. | 30 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1975 | Scoggie | Natl Film Board Of Canada | 16mm | sound | ||
| 1975 | Scoggie | Cynthia Scott | ||||
| 1975 | Scoggie ▶ | Cynthia Scott | 26 min | |||
| 1972 | The Ungrateful land: Roch Carrier remembers Ste-Justine | Cynthia Scott |