Terence McKenna (film producer)
For the American writer, see Terence McKenna.
| Terence McKenna | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 14,1954 [1] Montreal[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Known for | award winning filmmaker |
| Spouse(s) | Sara Caudwell |
| Children | 4 |
Terence McKenna is a Canadian documentary filmmaker.[2][3] He has collaborated with his brother Brian McKenna, also an award winning filmmaker.[4]
In 2007 he won the Pierre Burton award.[4]
Meltdown: The Secret History of the Global Financial Collapse
In the CBC series Doc Zone, McKenna investigated the history of the global financial collapse from "backrooms at the highest levels of world governments and banking institutions," and "from Wall Street to Dubai to China which began in September 2008. The series included "After the Fall", "Paying the Price", "A Global Tsunami", "The Men who Crashed the World".[5][6]
Partial filmography
- Meltdown: The Secret History of the Global Financial Collapse
- The Secret History of 9/11, 2006
- Land, Gold and Women, 2006
- Son of al Qaeda, 2004
- Life and Times of John Paul II, 2003
- Korea: The Unfinished War, 2003
- Trail of a Terrorist , 2001
- The Valour and the Horror, 1992
- The Squamish Five, 1989[7]
References
- 1 2 "P112 – Brian McKenna fonds". Montreal, Quebec: Concordia University. September 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "Personalities A-Z: Terence McKenna". CBC News. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
Since before 9/11, he has been following Al Qaeda activities, first making a documentary about Ahmed Ressam and the "Millennium Plot" called "Trail of a Terrorist" which was broadcast around the world after 9/11, notably on the PBS documentary program "FRONTLINE". That documentary was a co-winner of the "Gold Baton" Dupont-Columbia Award, considered the highest broadcasting award in the United States. In 2002, he made another documentary about Al Qaeda activities in Europe called "The Recruiters". A third CBC documentary on the topic, "Son of al Qaeda" was also broadcast of PBS FRONTLINE in April and June, 2004.
mirror - ↑ "Terence McKenna". Retrieved 2011-10-11. mirror
- 1 2 "Brian McKenna". Rabble. 2008. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ "Meltdown: Episode Guide Host". CBC. 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/meltdown/videos.html?ID=2536845925
- ↑ Donovan, Paul. Cinema Canada, "The Squamish Five", January 1989
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