Michael Rubbo

Explore Michael Rubbo's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

Directing

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.

Filmography

• Murder on the Shanghai (2012)
• Much Ado About Something (2001)
• Maverick on a Mobile (1997)
• The Return of Tommy Tricker (1994)
• Vincent and Me (1990)
• Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (1988)
• Courage to Change (1986)
• The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
• Atwood and Family (1985)
• Margaret Atwood: Once in August (1984)
• Daisy: The Story of a Facelift (1982)
• Unfinished Diary (1982)
• Challenger: An Industrial Romance (1980)
• River (Planet Earth) (1977)
• Temiscaming, Québec (1976)
• Waiting for Fidel (1975)
• Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut (1974)
• Cold Pizza (1972)
• OK ... Camera (1972)
• Wet Earth and Warm People (1971)
• Persistent and Finagling (1971)
• Sad Song of Yellow Skin (1970)
• Adventures (1968)
• Sir! Sir! (1968)
• That Mouse (1967)
• The Bear and the Mouse (1966)
• I Am an Old Tree
• Log House