# John Paskievich

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Canadian photographer and documentary filmmaker (born 1947)

John Paskievich Born 1947 (age 78–79) Austria Occupations Documentary filmmaker and photographer Website 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](/source/National_Gallery_of_Canada) and the [Art Gallery of Ontario](/source/Art_Gallery_of_Ontario).

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

His photographs have been exhibited widely and are in the collections of institutions such as the [Winnipeg Art Gallery](/source/Winnipeg_Art_Gallery), the [Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre](/source/Ukrainian_Cultural_and_Educational_Centre) (Winnipeg), the [Banff Centre](/source/Banff_Centre_for_Arts_and_Creativity), 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)[1][2]

- *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](/source/Ted_Baryluk's_Grocery)* (1982)[3][4]

- *[The Actor](/source/The_Actor_(1990_film))* (1990)[5]

- *If Only I Were an Indian* (1996)

- *[The Gypsies of Svinia](/source/The_Gypsies_of_Svinia)* (1998)[6]

- *Unspeakable* (2006)[7]

- *The Storytelling Class*

- *A Canadian War Story*[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Wilson, Jill (June 27, 2019). ["Neighbourhood watch"](https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2019/06/27/neighbourhood-watch-4). *Winnipeg Free Press*. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Fenson, Avrum (November 3, 2007). ["North End exposures"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/north-end-exposures/article726073/). *The Globe and Mail*. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Walker_3-0)** Walker, Morley (November 27, 2009). ["Skipping this Winnipeg class a mistake"](http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/movies/skipping-this-winnipeg-class-a-mistake-75721842.html). *Winnipeg Free Press*. Retrieved February 16, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Siegel, Lois (May 1982). ["Bread and shoe polish"](https://cinemacanada.athabascau.ca/index.php/cinema/article/viewFile/1351/1420). *Cinema Canada*. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cuff_5-0)** John Haslett Cuff, "Snapshots of daydreamers". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, November 29, 1990.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Habšudová, Zuzana (November 26, 2001). ["Film-maker John Paskievich: "People should be aware""](https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20009957/film-maker-john-paskievich-people-should-be-aware.html). *The Slovak Spectator*. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Grossenbacher, Monika (June 8, 2007). ["Unspeakable"](https://www.cmreviews.ca/cm/vol13/no21/unspeakable.html). *CM Reviews*. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [A Canadian War Story/Urban Block Media, 2024](https://canadianwarstory.com/)

## External links

- [John Paskievich](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0664625/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Official website](https://johnpaskievich.com/)

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