Michael Rubbo
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Dec 31 1938
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Biography
Michael Rubbo is an Australian documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, and director known for his innovative and personal approach to nonfiction storytelling. A longtime contributor to the National Film Board of Canada, Rubbo crafted documentaries that blended observation with subjective narration, often inserting himself into the narrative—a style that influenced later generations of documentary filmmakers. His notable works include Sad Song of Yellow Skin (1970), which explored the impact of the Vietnam War on civilians, and Waiting for Fidel (1974), a un…
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Michael Rubbo's Credits
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Adventures
Writing
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
Directing
Vincent and Me
Directing
The Peanut Butter Solution
Writing
Courage to Change
Production
Race Around the World
Creator
The Return of Tommy Tricker
Directing
Much Ado About Something
Himself
Daisy: The Story of a Facelift
Directing
Sad Song of Yellow Skin
Narrator
Cold Pizza
Production
Waiting for Fidel
Self
Unfinished Diary
The husband
That Mouse
Directing
I Am an Old Tree
Production
Log House
Directing
Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut
Production
OK ... Camera
Directing
Sir! Sir!
Directing
Temiscaming, Québec
Editing
Challenger: An Industrial Romance
Directing
Margaret Atwood: Once in August
Himself
Wet Earth and Warm People
Editing
Adieu Alouette
Directing
Persistent and Finagling
Editing
Maverick on a Mobile
Production
Murder on the Shanghai
Directing
The Bear and the Mouse
Writing