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Actor William D. MacGillivray

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Age: 79 (1946-05-24)

From: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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William D. MacGillivray (b. 1946) is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter from St. John's, Newfoundland. In 2013, he received the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.

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Life Classes 1988 ( 4.8)

The odyssey of a young Cape Breton woman as she moves to the big city (Halifax) and supports herself after the birth of her illegitimate child by posing for college art classes, on her way to becoming an artist in her own right.

I Will Not Make Any More Boring Art 1987 ( 5)

This is an interesting little documentary about the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, which was apparently one of the global hotbeds of experimental/avant garde art- particularly video art- back in the 70's & 80's. MacGillvary interviews a number of the artists that were formative to the program. Many of whom would go on to become teachers at the school.

Hard Drive 2014 ( 3)

One young man's plunge into adulthood and the uplifting joy of first love.