John Feeney (10 August 1922 – 6 December 2006) was a

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-born director, photographer and writer.

Early life

Feeney was born in

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, near Hamilton, on

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. He became fascinated by photography at a very early age and, at age 8, was given his first camera which, for the rest of his life, he would refer to as his 'magic lantern'. While attending Victoria University in

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, he entered the

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to do his compulsory service but, with conscription during WWII, was transferred into the

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. He took part in the

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of 1944 and, a year later, was discharged with the rank of

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. He returned to New Zealand, where he took the job of research assistant with New Zealand's War History Branch, which was working on its 38-volume ''

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''. That experience led him to be hired, in 1947, by the

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of New Zealand.

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of New Zealand

At the time, the mandate of the government-owned the

of New Zealand (NFU) was to produce educational films for domestic audiences, and films which would project a favourable image of New Zealand and attract tourism, trade, immigrants and investment. When Feeney arrived, he was put to work as a production assistant on the NFU’s "Weekly Review", a weekly series of short films distributed throughout the country’s theatres. The pressure to produce the series on strict deadlines forced Feeney to quickly learn filmmaking skills and, by 1948, he was able to direct. His first known film was ''Hutt Valley ... New School for Taita'' and it is known that he was the editor on ''Naval Force 75'' (1950); his first credit was for 1949’s ''New Golden Hind Sails North Supplying Raoul & Niue Islands''. It is thought that Feeney edited, wrote, photographed and/or directed as many as 30 films for the NFU but, by 1949, the unit had stopped including credits in its films. Most of the films from this era have also been lost. In 1951, the NFU ceased production of the ''Weekly Review'' and Feeney was put to work on informational films promoting soil conservation and traffic safety. He was then able to produce documentaries; the result was the four critically-acclaimed films that would start his career: ''The Legend of the Whanganui River'' (1952), ''Kōtuku'' (1954), ''Pumicelands'' (1954) and ''Hot Earth'' (1955). On the strength of these films, Feeney was offered a

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to study film production at the College of Cinematography in Paris. However, the NFU sent him to Canada first, to see how the

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(NFB) was operated; while there, he was asked if he’d like to make a film, and he created the 1954 ''Hidden Power''. That film, along with his four NFU films, screened at the 1955

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; ''The Legend of the Whanganui River'' earned a Diploma of Merit. Based on their reception and quality, NFB producer Tom Daly offered him a job. Feeney had intended to return to New Zealand, but he discovered that his delay in going to France and led to the expiration of his bursary and the loss of a promotion at the NFU. The Canadian position offered a much larger salary, more resources and more opportunity. In 1955, Feeney moved to Montreal and joined the NFB as a full-time filmmaker.

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Despite reporting that he found adapting to life in Montreal to be difficult, Feeney stayed with the NFB for 10 years, producing 10 films. Daly noted that Feeney has a particular affinity for photographing the landscape and put him to work on documentaries about the Arctic and

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culture. His first such film, '' The Living Stone'', earned him several awards, including an

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nomination. His last NFB film, the 1964 documentary '' Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak'', a groundbreaking look at the process of Inuit artist

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, earned more awards, including a second

nomination and the

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(The NFB notes: "...this is an archival film that makes use of the word “Eskimo,” an outdated and offensive term. While the origin of the word is a matter of some contention, it is no longer used in Canada. The term was formally rejected by the

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in 1980 and has subsequently not been in use at the NFB.") In 1959, while shooting ''Pangnirtung'', in what is now

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, bad weather had forced a stop in filming and, Feeney wrote, he passed the time reading a magazine he’d found about Africa’s Mountains of the Moon, at the source of the

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. The subject intrigued him, and he starting researching the Nile, its people and the temples of Egypt and

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. At this time, governments around the world were increasingly interested in developing their own filmmaking industries, and it was not unusual for them to ask the NFB to send directors to coach their filmmakers–the governments of Romania and Czechoslovakia had asked for Feeney specifically. In 1963, Egypt’s

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, Dr.

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, came to the NFB offices and asked if one of its directors would spend a year in Egypt filming the highly anticipated ‘last’ flood of the Nile. Feeney jumped at the chance; he would spend the next 40 years in Egypt.

Egypt

In June 1964, Feeney and a four-man Egyptian film crew set out from Cairo to capture the flood on film, following its progress for 3200 kilometers (2000 mi). This had never been done before, and the 83-minute

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documentary ''Fountains of the Sun'' became the only filmed record of the event. After showing at Cairo cinemas, the film, which took four years to complete, became mired in red tape and fell into obscurity. In 2001, it was nominated for inclusion in

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’s

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. The nomination called it “one of the most important films about the River Nile…showing for the first time on the screen the sources and wonders of the White and Blue Niles.” In his writings, Feeney mentions ‘filming’ and it is reasonable to assume that he would not have given up film-making. However, there is no record of any film directed by him between 1969 and 1984, when he was brought to Saudi Arabia by Abdallah Jum'ah at

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to produce ''Era of Discovery'', a 21-minute documentary about the early history of company. Feeney’s association with Saudi Aramco began in 1973, when he started working for

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, the company’s bi-monthly magazine. Feeney wrote one article nearly every year until 2006; each article covered a different aspect of Egyptian culture and, for each one, he provided 24 photographs. He became an expert on Egyptian food, and turned to food photography, creating ''The Red Tea of Egypt'' (2001), ''Desert Truffles Galore'' (2002) and ''Egyptian Soups, Hot and Cold'' (2006). In 1995, the

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published his book ''Thirty Years in Egypt''. In 2003, Feeney returned to New Zealand, where he completed his last book, ''Photographing Egypt: Forty Years Behind the Lens''. He attended its 2005 launch, which was held at the

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, in the Sony Gallery for Photography at the Adham Center for Television Journalism. The show, ''John Feeney Retrospective: 40 Years Photographing Egypt'', featured more than 60 of Feeney's photographs. Feeney died in

New Zealand in 2006.

Legacy

''Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak'' found new life in 1992, when filmmakers Colin Low and Tony Ianzelo combined archival and contemporary footage of Kenojuak in ''

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'', Canada's IMAX HD film for Expo '92. ''Pumicelands'' was used in the 2015 documentary ''The Ground We Won''. Through pre-production, production and post-production of ''Fountains of the Sun'', Feeney kept a diary. There are eight books, with entries recounting daily events and personal reflections about film-making, travel, administrative and financial matters, and distribution and exhibition of the film. The diary describes Feeney’s experiences filming in Khartoum, Uganda and the

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, working with the ‘Studio Msir Lab’, and recording the documentary's music. ''John Feeney's Nile Diaries'', and all of Feeney's papers and photographs, were donated to the National Library of New Zealand, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.

Filmography

of New Zealand * ''Hutt Valley ... New School for Taita'' - short film 1948, editor * ''New Golden Hind Sails North Supplying Raoul & Niue Islands'' - short film, Stanhope Andrews 1949 - writer and editor * ''Naval Force 75'' - short film 1950 - editor * ''Pedestrians or Jaywalkers?'' - short film 1952, writer, editor, director * ''A List of Names'' - short film 1952, writer, editor * ''The Legend of the Whanganui River'' - short film 1952 - writer, editor, director * ''Charting the Sea - H.M.N.Z.S. Lachlan'' - short film 1953, writer, editor, director * ''Kōtuku'' - short film 1954 - writer, editor, director * ''Pumicelands'' - short film 1954 - writer, editor, director * ''Hot Earth'' - short film 1955 - writer, editor, director

*'' On the Spot: Hidden Power'' - documentary short 1954 - director *'' On the Spot: Food Facts'' - documentary short 1955 - director *'' On the Spot: Prairie University'' - documentary short 1955 - director *'' The Living Stone'' - documentary short 1958 - writer, editor, director *''Pangnirtung'' - documentary short 1959 - writer, editor, director *''Fifty Miles from Poona'' - documentary short, Fali Bilimoria 1959 - writer, editor *''Arctic Outpost: Pangnirtung, N.W.T.'' - documentary short 1960 - writer, editor, director *''Sky'' - experimental film, 1963 - writer, editor, director *''A Christmas Fantasy'' - short film 1963 - editor, cinematographer, director *'' Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak'' - documentary short 1964 - writer, editor, director Egypt * ''Fountains of the Sun'', aka ''Yanabie Al Shams'' - documentary 1969 - writer, editor, cinematographer, director * ''Era of Discovery'' – documentary short 1984 – producer, director

Awards

''The Legend of the Whanganui River'' (1952) *

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, Scotland: Diploma of Merit, 1953 '' The Living Stone'' (1958) * Winnipeg Film Council Annual Film Festival,

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: Best Canadian Film, Short Subject, 1959 * American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, Graphic Arts, Sculpture and Architecture, 1960 * Rapallo International Film Festival,

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, Italy: Special Prize, Cup of the Minister of Tourism and Entertainment for Best Foreign Film, 1960 * Rapallo International Film Festival,

, Italy: Second Prize, Silver Cup of the Province of Genoa, 1960 * International Festival of Films on People and Countries,

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, Italy: Silver Cup for the Most Popular Film of the Festival, 1967 * International Festival of Films on People and Countries,

, Italy: Medal for Best Ethnological Film, 1967 * International Maritime and Exploration Film Festival,

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, France: Ergo Prize of the Presidency of the Republic, 1969 * Festival of Tourist and Folklore Films,

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: CIDALC Medal of Honour, 1960 *

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, Switzerland: Diploma of Honour, 1959 * 11th Canadian Film Awards,

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: Award of Merit, General Information, 1959 *

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: Special Commendation, 1959 * Robert J. Flaherty Film Awards, City College Institute of Film Techniques: Honourable Mention, 1959 * SODRE International Festival of Documentary and Experimental Films,

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, Uruguay: Honourable Mention 1960 *

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, Los Angeles: Nominee: Best Documentary Short Film, 1958 ''Pangnirtung'' (1959) * Okanagan Film Festival,

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, British Columbia: First Prize, 1960 ''Sky'' (1963) * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

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: Chris Award, Special Fields, 1964 *Jubilee International Film Festival,

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, Saskatchewan: First Prize, Natural Sciences, 1964 ''A Christmas Fantasy'' (1963) * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Certificate 1964 '' Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak'' (1964) * 18th British Academy Film Awards, London:

, 1964 *

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, Ireland: Statuette of St. Finbarr - First Prize, Art Films, 1964 * Festival of Tourist and Folklore Films,

: Gold Medal - First Prize, 1965 *

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: Silver Boomerang - Second Prize, 1965 * International Exhibition of Scientific Film,

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: Second Prize, Category C, 1965 * Columbus International Film & Animation Festival,

: Chris Award, Education & Information, 1966 * American Film and Video Festival, New York: First Prize, Graphic Arts, Sculpture and Architecture, 1967 *Panama International Film Festival,

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, Panama: Grand Prize for Best Documentary, 1966 *

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, Greece: First Prize, Foreign Film, 1967 *Festival of Cultural Films,

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, Spain: Silver Plaque, 1967 * Philadelphia International Festival of Short Films,

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: Award of Exceptional Merit, 1971 *FIBA International Festival of Buenos Aires,

: Diploma of Honor, 1968 *Tokyo International Film Festival,

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, Japan: Certificate of Merit, 1966 *

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: Certificate of Merit, 1964 *

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, Italy: Special Mention, 1964 *

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, Los Angeles: Nominee: Best Documentary Short Subject, 1965

References

Bibliography

* ''Al-Azhar, A Millennial'', article & photography,

1973 * ''The Magic of The Mashrabiyas'', article & photography,

1974 * ''The Good Things of Egypt'', article & photography,

1975 * ''Choreography in Cairo'', article & photography,

1977 * ''A Hidden Beauty'', article & photography,

1978 *''Siwa: Resort of Kings'', photography,

1979 * ''A Harvest of Scents'', article & photography,

1980 * ''Under the Big Top in Cairo'', article & photography,

1981 * ''The Hidden Power'', article & photography,

1982 * ''Tapestries of Harraniya'', article & photography,

1982 * ''Memories of Samarkand'', article & photography,

1984 * ''The Minarets of Cairo'', article & photography,

1985 * ''Tentmakers of Cairo'', article & photography,

1986 * ''From Water All That Lives'', article & photography,

* ''Imbaba'', article & photography,

1989 * ''Ramadan’s Lanterns'', article & photography,

1992 * ''Fortress on the Mountain'', article & photography,

1993 * ''The Village of the Past'', article & photography,

1995 * ''Thirty Years in Egypt'', book,

1995 * ''Cairo's Domes, Minarets and Mushrabiyas'', book,

1997 * ''Shadows of Fancy'', article & photography,

1999 * ''Building for the 800 Million: An Interview'', article & photography,

1999 * ''The Red Tea of Egypt'', book,

2001 * ''Desert Truffles Galore'', book,

2002 * ''The Joys of the Bath'', article & photography,

2004 * ''A City Adorned'', article & photography,

2005 * ''Photographing Egypt: Forty Years Behind the Lens'', book,

2005 * ''Egyptian Soups, Hot and Cold'', book,

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