Michael Rubbo

Known for DirectingBorn 1938-12-31 (age 87)Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Michael Rubbo is an Australian documentary filmmaker, screenwriter, and director known for his innovative and personal approach to nonfiction storytelling. A longtime contributor to the National Film Board of Canada, Rubbo crafted documentaries that blended observation with subjective narration, often inserting himself into the narrative—a style that influenced later generations of documentary filmmakers. His notable works include Sad Song of Yellow Skin (1970), which explored the impact of the Vietnam War on civilians, and Waiting for Fidel (1974), a unique take on political documentary. Beyond documentaries, Rubbo also directed children’s films such as The Peanut Butter Solution (1985) and later pursued a career as an author and painter, continuing his creative exploration across different mediums.Read more

Movies & web series

Courage to Change

Wet Earth and Warm People

Persistent and Finagling

The Bear and the Mouse

Race Around the World

Challenger: An Industrial Romance

Cold Pizza

That Mouse

Margaret Atwood: Once in August

Unfinished Diary

Daisy: The Story of a Facelift

Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut

OK ... Camera

Sad Song of Yellow Skin

Temiscaming, Québec

Adventures

The Return of Tommy Tricker

Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

Waiting for Fidel

The Peanut Butter Solution

Vincent and Me

Much Ado About Something

Murder on the Shanghai

Maverick on a Mobile

Atwood and Family

Adieu Alouette

Sir! Sir!

Log House

I Am an Old Tree