Biography
Giles Walker (January 17, 1946 - March 23, 2020) was a Scottish-born Canadian film director. Giles Walker, born in 1946 in Dundee, Scotland, received a B.A. from the University of New Brunswick and an M.A. from Stanford University Film School in 1972. He joined the National Film Board of Canada soon after, directing documentaries, then switching to dramas in 1977. Bravery in the Field was nominated for a live-action short Oscar in 1979. The Masculine Mystique (directed with John N. Smith), the first of a trio of NFB movies dealing with issues of gender relations, showed Walker's experimental side, working with non-professional actors and the technique of improvisation. The two other films in the series, however, moved closer to an easy, palatable Hollywood style – successfully in 90 Days but less so in The Last Straw. Perhaps Walker's most successful fictional work is Princes in Exile, a film about a summer camp for children with cancer, notable for delicate treatment of the subject and a moving lack of sentimentality. Walker died in March 2020.
Filmography
all 29
Director 28
Movies 20
TV Shows 9
Producer 1
René Lévesque (2006)
Il Duce Canadese (2004)
Zixx (2004)
Tales from the Neverending Story: Resurrection (2003)
Tales from the Neverending Story: Badge of Courage (2003)
Tales from the Neverending Story (2001)
Tales from the Neverending Story: The Gift (2001)
Tales from the Neverending Story: The Beginning (2001)
Vampire High (2001)
Blind Terror (2001)
Cold Squad (1998)
Emily of New Moon (1998)
Lassie (1997)
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996)
Never Too Late (1996)
Ordinary Magic (1993)
Princes In Exile (1991)
Caddie Woodlawn (1989)
The Last Straw (1987)
90 Days (1985)
A Good Tree (1984)
The Masculine Mystique (1984)
I Like to See the Wheels Turn (1981)
Bravery in the Field (1980)
Twice Upon a Time (1979)
No Way They Want to Slow Down (1976)
The Sword of the Lord (1976)
Descent (1975)
Freshwater World (1974)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1946-01-17
Deathday2020-03-23 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceDundee, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, Canada
Also Known AsGilles Walker
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