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Michael Rubbo
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Michael Rubbo is an Australian documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, and director known for his innovative and personal approach to nonfiction storytelling. A longtime contributor…
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Michael Rubbo is an Australian documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, and director known for his innovative and personal approach to nonfiction storytelling. A longtime contributor to the National Film Board of Canada, Rubbo crafted documentaries that blended observation with subjective narration, often inserting himself into the narrative—a style that influenced later generations of documentary filmmakers. His notable works include Sad Song of Yellow Skin (1970), which explored the impact of the Vietnam War on civilians, and Waiting for Fidel (1974), a unique take on political documentary. Beyond documentaries, Rubbo also directed children’s films such as The Peanut Butter Solution (1985) and later pursued a career as an author and painter, continuing his creative exploration across different mediums.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2012
Murder on the Shanghai
Movie Director
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2001
Much Ado About Something
Movie Himself
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1997
Maverick on a Mobile
Movie Executive Producer
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1997
Race Around the World
TV show Creator
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1994
The Return of Tommy Tricker
Movie Director
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1990
Vincent and Me
Movie Director
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1988
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
Movie Director
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1986
Courage to Change
Movie Producer
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1985
The Peanut Butter Solution
Movie Director
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1985
Atwood and Family
Movie Director
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1984
Margaret Atwood: Once in August
Movie Himself
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1982
Daisy: The Story of a Facelift
Movie Director
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1982
Unfinished Diary
Movie The husband
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1980
Challenger: An Industrial Romance
Movie Co-Director
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1977
River (Planet Earth)
Movie Writer
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1976
Temiscaming, Québec
Movie Editor
More credits
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1975
Waiting for Fidel
Movie Self
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1974
Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut
Movie Producer
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1973
Adieu Alouette
TV show Director
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1972
OK ... Camera
Movie Director
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1972
Cold Pizza
Movie Producer
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1971
Wet Earth and Warm People
Movie Writer
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1971
Persistent and Finagling
Movie Writer
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1970
Sad Song of Yellow Skin
Movie Narrator
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1968
Adventures
Movie Director
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1968
Sir! Sir!
Movie Director
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1967
That Mouse
Movie Director
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1966
The Bear and the Mouse
Movie Writer
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Log House
Movie Director
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I Am an Old Tree
Movie Producer
