Michael Rubbo

Michael Rubbo

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.

  • Title: Michael Rubbo
  • Popularity: 0.5175
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1938-12-31
  • Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Michael Rubbo Movies

  • 2001
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    Much Ado About Something

    Much Ado About Something

    5.2 2001 HD

    Did Christopher Marlowe write the works of Shakespeare?

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  • 1970
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    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    7 1970 HD

    A film about the people of Saigon told through the experiences of three young American journalists who, in 1970, explored the consequences of war and...

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  • 1975
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    Waiting for Fidel

    Waiting for Fidel

    5.8 1975 HD

    This feature-length documentary from 1974 takes viewers inside Fidel Castro's Cuba. A movie-making threesome hope that Fidel himself will star in...

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  • 1984
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    Margaret Atwood: Once in August

    Margaret Atwood: Once in August

    10 1984 HD

    In Margaret Atwood: Once in August, filmmaker Michael Rubbo attempts to discover what shapes the celebrated writer's fiction and what motivates her...

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  • 1982
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    Unfinished Diary

    Unfinished Diary

    8 1982 HD

    In this heartwarming docudrama, Chilean immigrant Marilú Mallet strives to make a film about her experience of deep isolation. Her...

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  • 1988
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    Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

    Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

    6 1988 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Peanut Butter Solution

    The Peanut Butter Solution

    5.8 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Peanut Butter Solution

    The Peanut Butter Solution

    5.8 1985 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Return of Tommy Tricker

    The Return of Tommy Tricker

    5.6 1994 HD

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  • 1990
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    Vincent and me

    Vincent and me

    5 1990 HD

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  • 2001
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    Much Ado About Something

    Much Ado About Something

    5.2 2001 HD

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  • 1988
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    Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

    Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller

    6 1988 HD

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  • 1986
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    Courage to Change

    Courage to Change

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1972
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    Cold Pizza

    Cold Pizza

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1968
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    Adventures

    Adventures

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Adventures

    Adventures

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Adventures

    Adventures

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1970
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    That Mouse

    That Mouse

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    That Mouse

    That Mouse

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2012
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    Murder on the Shanghai

    Murder on the Shanghai

    1 2012 HD

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  • 1970
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    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    7 1970 HD

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  • 1975
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    Waiting for Fidel

    Waiting for Fidel

    5.8 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Waiting for Fidel

    Waiting for Fidel

    5.8 1975 HD

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  • 1997
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    Maverick on a Mobile

    Maverick on a Mobile

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1980
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    Challenger: An Industrial Romance

    Challenger: An Industrial Romance

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1971
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    Wet Earth and Warm People

    Wet Earth and Warm People

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Wet Earth and Warm People

    Wet Earth and Warm People

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1968
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    Sir! Sir!

    Sir! Sir!

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1974
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    Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut

    Bate's Car: Sweet as a Nut

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1972
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    OK ... Camera

    OK ... Camera

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1970
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    Log House

    Log House

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    I Am an Old Tree

    I Am an Old Tree

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    I Am an Old Tree

    I Am an Old Tree

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    I Am an Old Tree

    I Am an Old Tree

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    I Am an Old Tree

    I Am an Old Tree

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1984
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    Margaret Atwood: Once in August

    Margaret Atwood: Once in August

    10 1984 HD

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  • 1971
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    Persistent and Finagling

    Persistent and Finagling

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Persistent and Finagling

    Persistent and Finagling

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Persistent and Finagling

    Persistent and Finagling

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1980
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    Challenger: An Industrial Romance

    Challenger: An Industrial Romance

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1990
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    Vincent and me

    Vincent and me

    5 1990 HD

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  • 1975
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    Waiting for Fidel

    Waiting for Fidel

    5.8 1975 HD

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  • 1970
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    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    Sad Song of Yellow Skin

    7 1970 HD

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  • 1982
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    Daisy: The Story of a Facelift

    Daisy: The Story of a Facelift

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1971
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    Wet Earth and Warm People

    Wet Earth and Warm People

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1976
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    Temiscaming, Québec

    Temiscaming, Québec

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

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