The New Mayor

198038 min 17 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Derek MazurIan ElkinBob Lower

Production: Michael McKennireyDerek MazurMichael ScottBarrie HowellsArthur Hammond

Script: Bob Lower

When Mayor Stephen Juba of Winnipeg unexpectedly resigned after twenty-one years, the race for his office was thrown wide open. The two leading contenders were Bill Norrie and Robert Steen. The film shows Norrie and Steen campaigning; then focuses on the winner, Steen, and his assumption of a position that had been held by one person for two decades. The New Mayor is a study of big-city politics, the function of the mayor in that city, and the personal qualities Steen brought to the job.

Subject categories


  • Politics and Government - Canada > ElectionsMunicipal Politics and GovernmentPortraitsPrairies
  • Urbanism > Municipal GovernmentPortraitsPrairie Provinces

Credits


director
Derek Mazur
Ian Elkin
Bob Lower
producer
Michael McKennirey
Derek Mazur
Michael Scott
executive producer
Michael Scott
Barrie Howells
Arthur Hammond
script
Bob Lower
editing
Bob Lower
camera
Ian Elkin
sound editing
Jane Creba
location sound
Leon Johnson
Hans Oomes
re-recording
Clive Perry
narrator
Brian Richardson
animation
Stephen Rosenberg

Awards


  • Golden Sheaf Award for Best Public Affairs FilmYorkton Film Festival