(A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret Laurence)

Content: In this short film, internationally acclaimed author Margaret Laurence passionately addresses several issues related to peace: the social responsibility of the writer; language usage and reality; jargon and "newspeak"; imagination, meaning and understanding; the nuclear threat; world leadership; the role of empathy in communication; the distinctions between fiction and didactic writing; and the power of "ordinary" people to influence events.

Countries:

Canada

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

10 minutes

Year:

1985

Directors:

Terre Nash

Production companies:

ONF | NFB,

Studio D (NFB)

Actors:

Self

Crews:

Director

Producer

Producer

Executive Producer

Director of Photography