John Paskievich (born 1947) is a Canadian documentary photographer and filmmaker. He is known for his evocative portrayals of marginalized communities and his award-winning documentary films. His photographic work has been exhibited internationally and is held in the collections of major institutions including the

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and the

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. Born to Ukrainian parents in a displaced persons camp in

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after

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, Paskievich immigrated to Canada as a child with his family. He attended the

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and studied photography and film at Ryerson Polytechnic (now

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). His photographs have been exhibited widely and are in the collections of institutions such as the

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, the Ukrainian Canadian Cultural and Educational Centre (Winnipeg), the

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, and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Paskievich has published several books of his photography: * ''A Place Not Our Own'' (Queenston House, 1977) * ''Waiting for the Ice Cream Man… A Prison Journal'' (Converse, 1978) * ''Urban Indians'' (Hurtig, 1980) * ''A Voiceless Song'' (Lester & Orpen Denys, 1983) * ''The North End'' (University of Manitoba Press, 2007) * ''The North End Revisited'' (University of Manitoba Press, 2017) He has also produced and directed numerous award-winning documentary films, including: * '' Ted Baryluk's Grocery'' (1982) * '' The Actor'' (1990)John Haslett Cuff, "Snapshots of daydreamers". ''

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'', November 29, 1990. * ''If Only I Were an Indian'' (1996) * '' The Gypsies of Svinia'' (1998) * ''Unspeakable'' (2006) * ''The Storytelling Class'' * ''A Canadian War Story''A Canadian War Story/Urban Block Media, 2024
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* * 1947 births Artists from Winnipeg Canadian documentary film directors Toronto Metropolitan University alumni University of Winnipeg alumni Living people Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Film directors from Winnipeg Canadian photographers Canadian Screen Award winners National Film Board of Canada people Directors of Genie Award winners for Best Theatrical Short Manitoba Book Awards winners {{Canada-film-director-stub