Evelyn Cherry

Director · Actor · Writer

Evelyn Cherry was a Canadian documentary filmmaker, director, and producer. She is best known for her work as the head of the Agricultural Films Unit at the National Film Board of Canada and as a member of the British Documentary Film Movement.

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KNOWN FOR

Windbreaks on the Prairies

1943

Farm Electrification

1946

Behind the Scenes

1938

A Return to Memory

2024

When All the People Play

1948

Water for the Prairies

1951

FILMOGRAPHY

ACTOR2

A Return to Memory
2024
Self (archive footage)
Making Movie History: Evelyn Spice Cherry
Making Movie History: Evelyn Spice Cherry
2014
Self

DIRECTOR13

55000 for Breakfast
55000 for Breakfast
1949
Director
Land in Trust
Land in Trust
1949
Director
When All the People Play
1948
Director
Out Beyond Town
Out Beyond Town
1948
Director
Wings of Mercy
Wings of Mercy
1947
Director
Farm Electrification
1946
Director
Windbreaks on the Prairies
1943
Director
Behind the Scenes
1938
Director
Around the Village Green
1937
Director
A Job in a Million
A Job in a Million
1937
Director
Calendar of the Year
Calendar of the Year
1936
Director
Weather Forecast
Weather Forecast
1934
Director
Spring on the Farm
Spring on the Farm
1933
Director

WRITER2

55000 for Breakfast
55000 for Breakfast
1949
Writer
Windbreaks on the Prairies
1943
Writer

PRODUCER7

Water for the Prairies
1951
Producer
55000 for Breakfast
55000 for Breakfast
1949
Producer
When All the People Play
1948
Producer
Wings of Mercy
Wings of Mercy
1947
Producer
Farm Electrification
1946
Producer
Windbreaks on the Prairies
1943
Producer
Around the Village Green
1937
Producer

EDITOR1

Windbreaks on the Prairies
1943
Editor

CREW1

Water for the Prairies
1951
Script