Margaret Perry

Margaret Perry

Margaret Perry (1905-1998) was a Canadian filmmaker and projectionist. Perry worked with John Grierson at the newly formed National Film Board in the early 1940s, and after moving to Nova Scotia in 1945, would go on to make more than 50 films for the Nova Scotia Film Bureau between 1945-1969. The films were used to promote Nova Scotia as a tourism destination, as well as a place for industrial development.

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

1943

Trappers of the Sea

Trappers of the Sea

1945

Land for Pioneers

Land for Pioneers

1944

Lobsters Unlimited

Lobsters Unlimited

1959

Road to the Keltic

Road to the Keltic

1956

Glooscap Country

Glooscap Country

1961

Craftsmen at Work

Craftsmen at Work

1945

People of the Potlatch

1944