Jay Craven

Where the Rivers Flow North is a 1993 drama film written by Don Bredes and Jay Craven and directed by Jay Craven.

Johnny Barbuzano, ) Catharine Cooke, Zolani Phakade and Ferry Jele

The River also won Best Supporting Actor (Lawrence Maleka), Directing (Johnny Barbuzano, Catharine Cooke, Zolani Phakade and Ferry Jele), Scriptwriting (Gwydion Beynon and Phathutshedzo Makwarela), Cinematography (Gaopie Kabe and Trevor Brown), Editing (Ula Oelsen, Bongi Malefo & Matodzi Nemungadi), Sound (Ben Oelsen, Lele Seate and Tladi Mabuya) and Score (Brendan Jury).

A longtime collaborator of Craven’s

A longtime collaborator of Craven’s, Craven had one of Craven's first roles in the director’s 1993 debut, Where the Rivers Flow North.

Robert Aldrich

First, Robert Aldrich, who did The Dirty Dozen and one of my all time favourite film noirs, Kiss Me Deadly, directed the North .

Charley Chase

the North was produced by Hal Roach, directed by Charley Chase, and starred Snub Pollard with Marie Mosquini and James Finlayson.

Dom Breadmore

The film, beautifully made by Dom Breadmore, was the river

Henry Hathaway (“The Rivers

The film is composed of five separate segments directed by John Ford (“The Civil War”), Henry Hathaway (“The Rivers,” “The Plains,” and “The Outlaws”), and George Marshall (“The Railroad”).

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and The Long Goodbye (2002) for Robert Altman; Blow Out and The Bonfire of the Vanities (Brian De Palma); The Deer Hunter and Heaven’s Gate (Michael Cimino); Maverick and Assassins (Richard Donner); Deliverance (John Boorman); The Sugarland Express and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg); Melinda and Melinda, Cassandra’s Dream and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (Woody Allen); and The River (Mark Rydell)

During a long, prolific career, he shot a wide array of films for top directors: McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and The Long Goodbye (2002) for Robert Altman; Blow Out and The Bonfire of the Vanities (Brian De Palma); The Deer Hunter and Heaven’s Gate (Michael Cimino); Maverick and Assassins (Richard Donner); Deliverance (John Boorman); The Sugarland Express and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg); Melinda and Melinda, Cassandra’s Dream and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (Woody Allen); and The River (Mark Rydell).

Robert Redford’s direction and Richard Friedenberg’s Oscar-nominated script for River

Robert Redford’s direction and Richard Friedenberg’s Oscar-nominated script for River, lovingly recall an innocent time, an idyllic Eden where fishing is a metaphor for life.

by Métis writer Katherena Vermette and fellow Winnipeg filmmaker Erika MacPherson

Written and directed by Métis writer Katherena Vermette and fellow Winnipeg filmmaker Erika MacPherson, this river will have its Ontario premiere on Thursday, October 20, at 2:15 p.m. at TIFF Bell Lightbox 3, as part of the program Solid Ground: Canadian Shorts.

Susanne Bier

In the river sequences especially, the director, Susanne Bier, uses close-ups of faces – of Malorie and the two children (Vivien Lyra Blair and Julian Edwards) blindfolded or huddled together beneath a blanket – to powerful effect.

Jack Arnold and Noam Pitlk

Directors included Jack Arnold and Noam Pitlk; starring John Shuck, Richard B Shull, Bruce Kirby, Andrea Howard.

by Andrew Haigh (45 Years)

Among the TV projects in development is The North Water, written and directed by Andrew Haigh (45 Years), adapted from the novel by Ian McGuire.