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Director

David MacDougall

Directing

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Directed credits

19

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Strong directing catalog.

TMDB popularity

0.1

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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 0All crew credits: 25

TMDB ID: 1520248

IMDb ID: nm0532012

Known for: Directing

Born: November 12, 1939

Age: 86

Place of birth: New Hampshire, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1967 - 2014

Years active: 48

Average TMDB rating: 6.76

Wikidata: Q93532910

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Director (17)Director of Photography (2)Producer (3)Cinematography (2)Thanks (1)

Biography

David MacDougall (born November 12, 1939) is an American-Australian visual anthropologist, academic, and documentary filmmaker, who is known for his ethnographic film work in Africa, Australia, Europe and India. For much of his career he co-produced and co-directed films with his wife, fellow filmmaker Judith MacDougall. In 1972, his first film, To Live with Herds was awarded the Grand Prix "Venezia Genti" at the Venice Film Festival. He has lived in Australia since 1975, and is currently a professor in the Research School of Humanities & the Arts at Australian National University.