Danny

20141 h 23 min 48 secFilm: Documentary

G

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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Subject categories


  • 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