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Danny
20141 h 23 min 48 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Justin SimmsWilliam D. MacGillivray
Production: Annette ClarkeRavida Din
Script: William D. MacGillivray
Danny Williams was the charismatic and unflinching Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2003 to 2010. By the time he left office, he had become the most popular—and controversial—Canadian politician of his era.
Laced with humour and revealing back-room anecdotes, Danny is the story of how Williams turned a “have not” into a “have” province. Known as a fighter, Williams famously took on prime ministers and Big Oil to ensure that benefits from the province’s abundant natural resources flowed back to its people. His mantra “no more giveaways” was key to his unprecedented popularity, but pride in his province made Williams a hero to its people.
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- Politics and Government - Canada > Atlantic RegionProvincial Politics and Government
- History > Canadian Confederation
- Social Studies > Canadian Politics and Government
- Civics/Citizenship > Federal/Provincial Government
- Indigenous Studies > History/Politics
- History and Citizenship Education > Issues in Society Today
- Geography > Natural Resources
Credits
- director
- Justin Simms
- William D. MacGillivray
- writer
- William D. MacGillivray
- director of photography
- Andrew MacCormack
- researcher
- Wanda Nolan
- story consultant
- Wanda Nolan
- editor
- Justin Simms
- sound design
- Alex Salter
- music composer
- Darren Fung
- conductor
- Darren Fung
- producer
- Annette Clarke
- sound recordist
- Mark Neary
- production manager
- Lynn Andrews
- stills photography
- Jamie Lewis
- Victoria Wells
- art director
- Shelley Cornick
- Steven Lang
- assistant art director
- Duane Chard
- Stacey Croucher
- Scott Hiscock
- Walter Lawlor
- makeup artist
- Dorothy Martin
- Mary Gabriel-Cadigan
- Daphne Thomas
- wardrobe
- Marie Sharpe
- key grip
- Sean Doran
- Zoe Dempster
- additional camera
- Justin Simms
- additional editing
- Hannele Halm
- additional sound recording
- Phillip Cairns
- Tom Ronan
- Donald Ellis
- Alex Salter
- Scott Yates
- actor
- Dominic Stephen Winter
- Alison Woolridge
- Rick Boland
- Michael Daly
- Janet Edmonds
- Laura Huckle
- Evan Mercer
- Paula Morgan
- Crystal Dawn Parsons
- Rhonda Rodgers
- music recording engineer
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- associate music producer
- Vincent L. Pratte
- orchestrator
- Vincent L. Pratte
- music editor
- Tim Gowdy
- violin
- John Corban
- Ana Drobac
- Sari Tsuji
- Alex Lozowski
- Carrissa Klopoushak
- viola
- Pemi Paull
- Isaac Chalk
- cello
- Jean-Christophe Lazotte
- Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde
- bass
- Reuven Rothman
- clarinet
- Simon Aldrich
- French horn
- Guillaume Roy
- Simon Bourget
- piano
- Benjamin Kwong
- transcription
- Lisa Clarke
- Sam Decoste
- Connie Littlefield
- associate producer
- Jon Montes
- Hilary Thomson
- production supervisor
- Roz Power
- technical coordinator
- Jean-François Laprise
- assistant editor
- Chris MacIntosh
- graphics
- Christopher Darlington
- animation
- Christopher Darlington
- online editor
- Doug Woods
- colourist
- Doug Woods
- assistant on-line editor
- Kevin Riley
- re-recording
- Jean Paul Vialard
- marketing manager
- Kelley Alexander
- publicist
- Pat Dillon
- production coordinator
- Stephanie Coolen
- Vanessa Larsen
- senior production coordinator
- Kelly Davis
- Isabelle Limoges
- legal counsel
- Dominique Aubry
- studio administrator
- John William Lutz
- Leslie Anne Poyntz
- executive producer
- Annette Clarke
- Ravida Din