Director
John Zaritsky
83 years · St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada · 10 films
John Zaritsky was a Canadian documentary filmmaker. His work has been broadcast in 35 countries and screened at over 40 film festivals around the world; in 1983, his film Just Another Missing Kid won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. He graduated with degrees in English and History from the University of Toronto. His first job after college was as a police reporter for the Hamilton Spectator. He also worked for the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail before beginning his film career at CBC television.
Best known for
Filmography 10
No Limits: The Thalidomide Saga
2016 · Director
On Plex
A Different Drummer: Celebrating Eccentrics
2015 · Director
On Tubi TV
Do You Really Want to Know?
2012 · Director
The Suicide Tourist
2010 · Director
The Wild Horse Redemption
2007 · Director
On Plex
Ski Bums
2002 · Director
Murder on 'Abortion Row'
1996 · Writer, Director
Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo
1994 · Director
Tears Are Not Enough
1985 · Director
Just Another Missing Kid
1981 · Director