Roman Kroitor
Production·December 12, 1926·† September 16, 2012 — 85 years old·Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic 3D animation system. He was also the original inspiration for The Force. His prodigious output garnered numerous awards, including two BAFTA Awards, three Cannes Film Festival awards, and two Oscar nominations.
Roman Boghdan Kroitor was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, to Ukrainian immigrants Peter and Tatiana (Shewchuk), both of whom were teachers. Peter died when Roman was four; Tatiana moved the family to Winnipeg and continued teaching. Roman attended the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1951 with a Master of Arts in Philosophy.
Known For
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—StarbreakerExecutive Producer—Why Men RapeExecutive Producer2006Rebels with a CameraSelf2000CyberWorldCo-Producer1991The Rolling Stones: Live at the MaxDirector1988BeaversAssociate Producer1985We Are Born of StarsWriter · Co-Producer1983Laughter in My SoulExecutive Producer1982First WinterExecutive Producer1982Hail Columbia!Writer · Producer1980Challenger: An Industrial RomanceExecutive Producer1980Bravery in the FieldExecutive Producer · Producer1980Nose and TinaExecutive Producer1979Canada Vignettes: Love on WheelsExecutive Producer1979Twice Upon a TimeProducer1978The Red DressExecutive Producer1978Margaret Laurence, First Lady of ManawakaExecutive Producer1978So Long To RunProducer1977Henry Ford's AmericaExecutive Producer1977Flora: Scenes from a Leadership ConventionExecutive Producer1977Hold the KetchupExecutive Producer · Producer1977Strangers at the DoorProducer1977Bekevar JubileeExecutive Producer1974Circus WorldProducer · Director · Editor1974Man Belongs to the EarthProducer1971North of SuperiorProducer1970Tiger ChildOriginal Music Composer1967In the LabyrinthDirector1966The BaymenProducer1966Little White CrimesProducer1966StravinskyDirector · Producer1964Nobody Waved GoodbyeProducer1964The HutteritesProducer1964Above the HorizonDirector · Producer1963Toronto JazzProducer196321-87(Archive audio)1962Lonely BoyDirector · Producer1962The Living MachineDirector1961Festival in Puerto RicoDirector · Editor · Producer1961The Days of Whisky GapProducer1960I Was a Ninety-pound WeaklingProducer1960UniverseDirector · Writer1960The Cars in Your LifeProducer1959The Back-breaking LeafProducer1959The End of the LineProducer1959Emergency WardProducer1959Glenn Gould: Off the RecordDirector · Producer1959Glenn Gould: On the RecordDirector · Producer1958The Days Before ChristmasEditor · Producer1958PoliceProducer1958Memory of SummerProducer1958PilgrimageProducer1958Country ThreshingProducer1958A Foreign LanguageProducer1958Blood and FireProducer1957City of GoldWriter1957It's a CrimeStory1953Rescue PartyDirector1953Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway SwitchmanDirector · Producer · Editor · Script1952Age of the BeaverWriter · Editor