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Peter Wintonick

Peter Wintonick

Editor, director, producer and cinematographer, also actor · Died November 18, 2013, aged 60 · Trenton, Ontario, Canada

Peter Wintonick, director, producer, film editor, writer, director, journalist, and advocate, was a one-of-a-kind figure in the Canadian film industry. Wintonick started out as a precociously talented editor on commercial features before committing himself to documentary filmmaking. He became a highly regarded director-writer-producer and a mentor to numerous young filmmakers, as well as a globetrotting advocate and ambassador for socio-political documentaries. Involved in more than 100 films and media projects, he was perhaps best known for Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992). [The Canadian Encyclopedia]

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 10, 1953
Died
November 18, 2013 (aged 60)
From
Trenton, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Editor, director, producer and cinematographer, also actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 28% in 30 days

What are Peter Wintonick's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Ideas.

Genres

Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
37%
Ideas
20%
Self
18%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Morality
5%
Bonds
4%
Power2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
6
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
2
Tense
2
Absurd
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Wintonick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Wintonick's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

25 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Wintopia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer · as Self

  • The Chinese Mayor(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Maneuvers in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • China Heavyweight(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editorial Consultant

  • Earth Keepers(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Second Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Seeing is Believing: Handicams, Human Rights and the News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

  • Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • The Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Editor · Executive Producer

  • Ho! Kanada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Sound Mixer · Writer

  • A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Concision: No Time for New Ideas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

  • Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Noah Chomsky: Personal Influences (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Toward a Vision of a Future Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Editor

  • Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media(1992)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Editor

  • The Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Editor

  • Listen to the City(1984)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Poetry in Motion(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid(1981)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Agency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Editor · Actor

  • In Praise of Older Women(1978)

    Assistant Sound Editor · Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1978 to 2019.

Biggest box office

China Heavyweight (2012)

$11K worldwide

Highest rated

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

In Praise of Older Women (1978)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 19: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting10 of 19: 2 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting2 of 19: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing10 of 19: 2 only producing, 8 with another roleCinematography7 of 19: 1 only cinematography, 6 with another roleEditing12 of 19: 2 only editing, 10 with another roleOther crew3 of 19: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

19 titles, 11 with more than one role — editing and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew1990s9 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Peter Wintonick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

China Heavyweight (2012)

84th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer, cinematographer, editor

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 44, detractors 17. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Peter Wintonick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Wintonick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Mann shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers