DANNY

Danny Williams will join us for a "Q & A" session after the screening, hosted by VOCM's Fred Hutton. 

Danny Williams was the charismatic and unflinching Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2003 to 2010. By the time he left office, he had become the most popular—and controversial—Canadian politician of his era.

Laced with humour and revealing back-room anecdotes, DANNY is the story of how Williams turned a “have not” into a “have” province. Known as a fighter, Williams famously took on prime ministers and Big Oil to ensure that benefits from the province’s abundant natural resources flowed back to its people.

His mantra “no more giveaways” was key to his unprecedented popularity, but pride in his province made Williams a hero to its people.

Featuring GREG MALONE, ANDY JONES, RANDY SIMMS, TERESITA WILLIAMS and MARK CRITCH.

This NFB feature documentary is co-directed by Justin Simms and William D. MacGillivray and produced by Annette Clarke for the NFB. Together they weave a great story about Williams and the timely coincidence of his birth in 1949—the same year Newfoundland joined Canada.

The short animated film Women of Confederation directed by PEI filmmaker JoDee Samuelson will also be shown at this screening. The film is a poignant reminder that although women aren’t in the official history books, they were working behind the scenes.

Danny - Run Time: 85 minutes www.nfb.ca/film/danny

Women of Confederation - Run Time: 9 minutes