John Paskievich

{{Short description|Canadian photographer and documentary filmmaker (born 1947)}} {{Infobox person | name = John Paskievich | image = John Paskievich.jpg | birth_date = 1947 | birth_place = Austria | occupation = Documentary filmmaker and photographer | website = {{URL|https://johnpaskievich.com/}} }}

'''John Paskievich''' (born 1947) is a Canadian documentary photographer and filmmaker. He is known for his evocative portrayals of marginalized communities and his award-winning documentary films. His photographic work has been exhibited internationally and is held in the collections of major institutions including the [[National Gallery of Canada]] and the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]].

Born to [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] parents in a displaced persons camp in [[Austria]] after [[World War II]], Paskievich immigrated to Canada as a child with his family. He attended the [[University of Winnipeg]] and studied photography and film at Ryerson Polytechnic (now [[Toronto Metropolitan University]]).

His photographs have been exhibited widely and are in the collections of institutions such as the [[Winnipeg Art Gallery]], the [[Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre]] (Winnipeg), the [[Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity|Banff Centre]], and the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Paskievich has published several books of his photography:

* ''A Place Not Our Own'' (Queenston House, 1977) * ''Waiting for the Ice Cream Man… A Prison Journal'' (Converse, 1978) * ''Urban Indians'' (Hurtig, 1980) * ''A Voiceless Song'' (Lester & Orpen Denys, 1983) * ''The North End'' (University of Manitoba Press, 2007)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jill |date=June 27, 2019 |title=Neighbourhood watch |work=Winnipeg Free Press |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2019/06/27/neighbourhood-watch-4 |access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fenson |first=Avrum |date=November 3, 2007 |title=North End exposures |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/north-end-exposures/article726073/ |access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref> * ''The North End Revisited'' (University of Manitoba Press, 2017)

He has also produced and directed numerous award-winning documentary films, including:

* ''[[Ted Baryluk's Grocery]]'' (1982)<ref name="Walker">{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Morley |date=November 27, 2009 |title=Skipping this Winnipeg class a mistake |work=Winnipeg Free Press |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/movies/skipping-this-winnipeg-class-a-mistake-75721842.html |accessdate=February 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Siegel |first=Lois |date=May 1982 |title=Bread and shoe polish |work=Cinema Canada |url=https://cinemacanada.athabascau.ca/index.php/cinema/article/viewFile/1351/1420 |access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref> * ''[[The Actor (1990 film)|The Actor]]'' (1990)<ref name=cuff>John Haslett Cuff, "Snapshots of daydreamers". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 29, 1990.</ref> * ''If Only I Were an Indian'' (1996) * ''[[The Gypsies of Svinia]]'' (1998)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Habšudová |first=Zuzana |date=November 26, 2001 |title=Film-maker John Paskievich: "People should be aware" |work=The Slovak Spectator |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20009957/film-maker-john-paskievich-people-should-be-aware.html |access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref> * ''Unspeakable'' (2006)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Grossenbacher |first=Monika |date=June 8, 2007 |title=Unspeakable. |work=CM Reviews |url=https://www.cmreviews.ca/cm/vol13/no21/unspeakable.html |access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref> * ''The Storytelling Class'' * ''A Canadian War Story''<ref>[https://canadianwarstory.com/ A Canadian War Story/Urban Block Media, 2024]</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0664625|name=John Paskievich}} * {{Official website|https://johnpaskievich.com/}}

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