John Paskievich (born 1947) is a

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documentary photographer and filmmaker from

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. Born to

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parents in a displaced persons camp in

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after

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, Paskievich immigrated to Canada as a child with his family. He graduated from the

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and studied photography and film at Ryerson Polytechnic (now

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). His photographs have been exhibited widely and are in the collections of many institutions including the

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, the

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, the Ukrainian Canadian Cultural and Educational Centre (Winnipeg), the

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and the

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. Paskievich’s photographic work has been published in several books: ''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), and ''The North End Revisited'' (University of Manitoba Press 2017). He has produced and directed numerous award winning documentary films including '' Ted Baryluk's Grocery'' (1982) '' The Actor'' (1990),John Haslett Cuff, "Snapshots of daydreamers". ''

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'', November 29, 1990. ''If Only I Were an Indian'' (1996), ''

The Gypsies of Svinia ''The Gypsies of Svinia '' is a 1998 documentary film about the Roma population in Svinia, Slovakia. The film documents the people within the community, and follows David Scheffel, a Canadian anthropologist, as he attempts to gain the support of ch ...

'' (1998), ''Unspeakable'' (2006) and ''The Storytelling Class''.

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* 1947 births Artists from Winnipeg Canadian documentary film directors Toronto Metropolitan University alumni University of Winnipeg alumni Living people Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Film directors from Winnipeg Canadian photographers Canadian Screen Award winners National Film Board of Canada people {{Canada-film-director-stub