Stunt People is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Lois Siegel and released in 1989.[1] The film profiles the Fourniers, a family of Canadian stunt performers, through a blend of interview segments and clips of their performances in films.[1]

Stunt People
Directed byLois Siegel
Written byKevin Tierney
Produced byLois Siegel
Starring.
Edited byLois Siegel
Music byAndré Vincelli
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Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Siegel had previously made a shorter three-minute film, Stunt Family, about the Fourniers for the National Film Board of Canada's Canada Vignettes series in 1979.[2]

The film was the winner of the Genie Award for Best Short Documentary at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990,[3]

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  1. ^ a b Jim Levesque, "Lois Siegel's Stunt People". Cinema Canada, November 1989.
  2. ^ Martha Jones, "Introducing Lois Siegel: Overdosed on energy". Cinema Canada, January/February 1979.
  3. ^ Jay Scott, "Jesus swept: an even dozen Genies". The Globe and Mail, March 21, 1990.
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