Michael Jones

Michael Jones

Born: March 28, 1944
Died: March 4, 2018
in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Michael Jones was a Canadian film director and screenwriter based in Newfoundland, known for his films which depicted the island's culture and humour. He was the sibling of filmmakers Andy and Cathy Jones.

Movies for Michael Jones...

Buried at Sea
Title: Buried at Sea
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: September 9, 2006
Type: Movie
This documentary chronicles ocean disposal of surplus World War II chemical weapons by Canada, Germany, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States. Through a well edited combination of interview footage and still photographs this film outlines the serious problem that awaits us now that hundreds of thousands of tons of chemical weapons have been disposed of off our coastlines. The exact location of dumps was not always recorded on navigation charts. Sixty years later, containers that were designed to last for fifty years have started to disintegrate, posing substantial danger to both marine life and coastal communities.
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White Thunder
Title: White Thunder
Character: Narrator (Voice)
Released: October 16, 2002
Type: Movie
A riveting account of the tragic adventure of filmmaker Varick Frissell and his filming of "The Viking" (1931) and the tragic events that befell that adventure into early film-making.
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Westray
Title: Westray
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: September 14, 2001
Type: Movie
In this feature documentary, filmmaker Paul Cowan offers an innovative, moving account of the Westray coal mine disaster that killed 26 men in Nova Scotia on May 9, 1992. The film focuses on the lives of three widows and three miners lucky enough not to be underground that day when the methane and coal dust ignited. But their lives were torn apart by the events. Meet some of the working men, who felt they had no option but to stay on at Westray. And wives, who heard the rumours, saw their men sometimes bloodied from accidents and stood by them, hoping it would all turn out all right. This is a film about working people everywhere whose lives are often entrusted to companies that violate the most fundamental rules of safety and decency in the name of profit.
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Congratulations
Title: Congratulations
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
Mike Jones and his siblings Andy and Cathy travel by helicopter from rural Newfoundland to a gala to make speeches congratulating TIFF on its anniversary.
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Secret Nation
Title: Secret Nation
Character: Leo Cryptus (voice)
Released: January 2, 1992
Type: Movie
A graduate history student returns to her native Newfoundland, searching for proof of a conspiracy surrounding the referendum that saw Newfoundland join Canada.
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Understanding Bliss
Title: Understanding Bliss
Character: Tom (Archive Footage)
Released: September 30, 1990
Type: Movie
Elizabeth Sutton, a lecturer from Toronto and Peter Breen, a professor of cultural studies from St. John's, Newfoundland, come together in his town for a secret liaison. All is bliss. But within twenty-four hours, the affair has collapsed. A clash of languages, cultures, and values force them to come to terms with each other's sense of morality.
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Hey Elvis!
Title: Hey Elvis!
Character: Dr. Gordon Puss
Released: August 31, 1988
Type: Movie
Mock documentary about Elvis' iconic status in America