- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 31, 1938
- Place of Birth
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Michael Rubbo
Michael Rubbo is an Australian documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, and director known for his innovative and personal approach to nonfiction storytelling. A longtime contributor to the National Film Board of Canada, Rubbo crafted documentaries that blended observation with subjective narration, often inserting himself into the narrative—a style that influenced later generations of documentary filmmakers. His notable works include Sad Song of Yellow Skin (1970), which explored the impact of the Vietnam War on civilians, and Waiting for Fidel (1974), a unique take on political documentary. Beyond documentaries, Rubbo also directed children’s films such as The Peanut Butter Solution (1985) and later pursued a career as an author and painter, continuing his creative exploration across different mediums.
Filmography
Murder on the Shanghai
movieMurder on the Shanghai
2012 · Director
movieMuch Ado About Something
2001 · Himself, Director
Maverick on a Mobile
movieMaverick on a Mobile
1997 · Executive Producer
tvRace Around the World
1997 · Creator
movieThe Return of Tommy Tricker
1994 · Director, Writer
movieVincent and Me
1990 · Director, Writer
movieTommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
1988 · Director, Writer
movieCourage to Change
1986 · Producer
movieThe Peanut Butter Solution
1985 · Writer, Director
movieAtwood and Family
1985 · Director, Screenplay
movieMargaret Atwood: Once in August
1984 · Himself, Director
movieDaisy: The Story of a Facelift
1982 · Director
movieUnfinished Diary
1982 · The husband
movieChallenger: An Industrial Romance
1980 · Co-Director, Associate Producer
River (Planet Earth)
movieRiver (Planet Earth)
1977 · Writer, Editor
Temiscaming, Québec
movieTemiscaming, Québec
1976 · Editor
movieWaiting for Fidel
1975 · Self, Producer, Editor, Director
Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut
movieBate's Car: Sweet as a Nut
1974 · Producer
Adieu Alouette
tvAdieu Alouette
1973 · Director
movieCold Pizza
1972 · Producer
OK ... Camera
movieOK ... Camera
1972 · Director
movieWet Earth and Warm People
1971 · Editor, Writer, Director
Persistent and Finagling
moviePersistent and Finagling
1971 · Editor, Writer, Director
movieSad Song of Yellow Skin
1970 · Narrator, Editor, Director
movieAdventures
1968 · Writer, Director, Editor
Sir! Sir!
movieSir! Sir!
1968 · Director
That Mouse
movieThat Mouse
1967 · Director, Screenplay
The Bear and the Mouse
movieThe Bear and the Mouse
1966 · Writer, Editor
Log House
movieLog House
— · Director
I Am an Old Tree
movieI Am an Old Tree
— · Producer, Director, Editor, Writer