Offscreen Notes
Wolf Koenig (1927-2014)
One of the great pioneers of Canadian cinema, Wolf Koenig, passed away on June 27, 2014 at the age of 86. Koenig’s often teamed up with Roman Kroiter or Colin Low and together they helped shape the history of Canadian cinema with their classic documentaries, animation and fiction films. As a member of the famed Unit B at the NFB, Koenig was part of the cinema verite (or direct cinema) documentary movement, with such films as City of Gold, Corral, Lonely Boy, and Glenn Gould: On the Record.
