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Peter Lynch (director)
Peter Lynch is a Canadian filmmaker, most noted as the director and writer of the documentary films '' Project Grizzly'', '' The Herd'' and ''Cyberman (film), Cyberman''. Career Lynch's 1994 short film ''Arrowhead (1994 film), Arrowhead'', starring Don McKellar, won the Genie Award for Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film, Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards. His feature debut, ''Project Grizzly'', premiered at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival, and was a Genie Award nominee for Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Feature Length Documentary at the 17th Genie Awards. ''The Herd'', about the six-year Canadian Reindeer Drive of the 1930s from Alaska to the Northwest Territories, premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival, and was a Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 19th Genie Awards. ''Cyberman'', about technology activist and University of Toronto professor Steve Mann, was releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Grizzly (film)
''Project Grizzly'' is a 1996 documentary about Canadian inventor Troy Hurtubise. The film follows Hurtubise's obsession with researching the Canadian grizzly bear up close ever since surviving an early encounter with such a bear. The film was directed by Peter Lynch and produced by the National Film Board of Canada who approached Hurtubise after reading his 1990 book ''White Tape: An Authentic Behind the Scenes Look at Project Grizzly''. Synopsis After a dangerous but victimless encounter with a giant grizzly bear during a camping trip in 1984, North Bay, Ontario resident Troy Hurtubise is inspired to research the species up close. A scrap-metal merchant, Hurtubise builds a space suit-like "grizzly-proof" suit of armour inspired by the film RoboCop, which he calls "Ursus Mark VI". The inventor works diligently to improve the $150,000 suit, continuously testing its resilience by subjecting himself to would-be injuries from moving automobiles and bar brawls. He then forays into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |