Harold Crooks
Harold Crooks is a Canadian-American filmmaker. He began his career as an investigative journalist covering environmental issues in Canada during the 1980s and 90s. His films cover the subjects of political economy and the impact humans have on their environment through technology and capitalism.
Harold Crooks
- Born
- 1953
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- journalist · screenwriter · film director
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Most recently he co-directed a documentary with the art writer Judd Tully about the artist David Hammons.
• Dirty Business: the Inside Story of the New Garbage Agglomerates, J. Lorimer, 1983 • Giants of garbage: the Rise of the Global Waste Industry and the Politics of Pollution Control, James Lorimer & Company, 1993
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• The Champagne Safari, 1995 • The Corporation, 2003 • Surviving Progress, 2013 • The Price We Pay, 2014 • The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art and Times of David Hammons, 2022
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- 1.Carnegie Council. Harold Crooks, Journalist and Documentary Film Maker. carnegiecouncil.org.
- 2.Dudok de Wit, Alex. Hundreds Of Canadian Filmmakers Declare 'Crisis' As NFB Commissioner Is Reappointed. cartoonbrew.com. Cartoon Brew. July 3, 2019.
- 3.Crooks, Harold. The Atomic Time Bomb. The Ottawa Journal. 116. December 3, 1977.
- 4.Lorimer. Home > Our Books > Harold Crooks. lorimer.ca.
- 5.Leydon, Joe. Toronto Film Review: 'The Price We Pay'. variety.com. Variety Magazine. September 5, 2014.
- 6.Scheck, Frank. Surviving Progress: Film Review. hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. April 6, 2012.
- 7.Something Curated. The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art & Times Of David Hammons. somethingcurated.com. July 4, 2022.
- 8.Crooks, Harold. Dirty Business: The Inside Story of the New Garbage Agglomerates. Lorimer. 262 pages. January 1, 1993. 978-0888626011.
- 9.Crooks, Harold. Giants of Garbage: The Rise of the Global Waste Industry and the Politics of Pollution. Lorimer. 300 pages. January 1, 1993. 978-1550283983.
- 10.Greenberger, Alex. David Hammons, Unclassifiable as Ever, Comes into Focus in an Incisive New Documentary. artnews.com. ARTnews. July 1, 2022.
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