Donald Shebib often called Don Shebib, is a Canadian

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 film director

Film director

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, writer, producer and editor. He gained prominence and critical acclaim in Canadian cinema for his 1970 movie Goin' Down the Road

Goin' Down the Road

Goin' Down the Road is a 1970 Canadian film directed by Donald Shebib and released in 1970. It chronicles the lives of two men from the Maritimes who move to Toronto in order to find a better life. It starred Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood and Cayle Chernin...

. The company travelled around Toronto

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 in a station wagon and was supported by CFDC funding. The film was hailed by Pauline Kael

Pauline Kael

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, Roger Ebert

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, and credited by Kael as showing up the more forced sincerity and 'honesty' of John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

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. He is the father of Noah "40" Shebib, longtime producer and best friend of Canadian rapper/singer Drake

Drake (entertainer)

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.

Awards and recognition

• 1970: Canadian Film Awards, won Best Feature Film award, Goin' Down the Road
  Goin' Down the Road
  Goin' Down the Road is a 1970 Canadian film directed by Donald Shebib and released in 1970. It chronicles the lives of two men from the Maritimes who move to Toronto in order to find a better life. It starred Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood and Cayle Chernin...
  
  
• 1982: Genie Award
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  , nominated Best Director for Heartaches

Television series

Shebib directed at least one episode of the following series:

• 1987: Danger Bay
  Danger Bay
  Danger Bay is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes broadcast on CBC Television starting October 18, 1984 and the Disney Channel starting October 7, 1985...
  
  
• 1987: Diamonds
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• 1987: Night Heat
  Night Heat
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• 1987: Sea Hunt
  Sea Hunt
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• 1987: T. and T.
  T. and T.
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• 1987-1988: Katts and Dog
  Katts and Dog
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• 1988: The Campbells
  The Campbells
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• 1988: My Secret Identity
  My Secret Identity
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• 1990: Top Cops
• 1990-1991: E.N.G.
  E.N.G.
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• 1991: Street Justice
  Street Justice
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• 1991-1992: Counterstrike
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• 1994: Lonesome Dove
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• 1997: Dead Man's Gun
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• 1997: Police Academy
• 1998: The New Addams Family
  The New Addams Family
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• 1998: Wind at My Back
  Wind at My Back
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• 1999: Code Name: Eternity
  Code Name: Eternity
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• 2000: Caitlin's Way
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• 2000: The Zack Files
  The Zack Files
  The Zack Files is a science fiction television program that revolves around a young boy, played by Robert Clark, who is a magnet for paranormal activity and attends Horace White High School for Boys along with his three friends Cam, Gwen, and Spencer. Zack manages to get himself into trouble with...
  
  
• 2003: Radio Free Roscoe
  Radio Free Roscoe
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Television movies

• 1964: Surfin'
• 1967: San Francisco Summer
• 1969: Good Times Bad Times
• 1974: Deedee
• 1974: Once Upon a Time in Genarro (also writer)
• 1975: The Canary
• 1977: The Fighting Men
• 1990: The Little Kidnappers
• 1996: The Pathfinder
  The Pathfinder (film)
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Movies

• 1962: The Duel
• 1962: Joey
• 1963: Revival
• 1965: Satan's Choice
• 1966: Allan
• 1966: A Search for Learning
• 1966: Christalot Hanson
• 1966: David Sector
• 1966: June Marks
  June Marks
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• 1967: Basketball
• 1967: Everdale Place
• 1968: Graduation Day
• 1968: Stanfield
• 1968: Unknown Soldier
• 1970: Goin' Down the Road
  Goin' Down the Road
  Goin' Down the Road is a 1970 Canadian film directed by Donald Shebib and released in 1970. It chronicles the lives of two men from the Maritimes who move to Toronto in order to find a better life. It starred Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood and Cayle Chernin...
  
  (also writer)
• 1971: Rip-Off
  Rip-Off
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• 1972: Born Hustler
• 1973: Between Friends
  Between Friends (1973 film)
  Between Friends is a 1973 Canadian crime film directed by Donald Shebib. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Michael Parks - Tony* Bonnie Bedelia - Ellie* Chuck Shamata - Chino* Henry Beckman - Will...
  
  
• 1974: Mrs. Gray
• 1974: We've Come a Long Way Together
• 1974: Winning is the Only Thing!
• 1976: Second Wind
• 1977: Old Man Reever
• 1978: Holiday for Homicide
• 1979: Fish Hawk
• 1981: Heartaches
• 1982: By Reason of Insanity
• 1983: Running Brave
  Running Brave
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• 1984: Slim Obsession
• 1986: The Climb
• 1993: Change of Heart
• 1994: The Ascent
  The Ascent
  The Ascent , is a 1977 black-and-white Soviet war film directed by Larisa Shepitko and made at Mosfilm. It was Shepitko's last film before her death in a car accident in 1979...
  
  
• 2006: Bart Fargo
• 2011: Down the Road Again (post-production)

External links

• Northern Stars: Donald Shebib
• Canadian Film Encyclopedia [A publication of The Film Reference Library/a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group]