strongBstrongefore becoming a producer and director Avi Lewis started his professional career on the other side of the camera as host of the music magazine show emThe NewMusicem He went on to host on the CBC political discussion show emcounterSpinem He grew up in Toronto and attended Jarvis Collegiate and Upper Canada College He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1988 In 2004 Lewis and his wife Naomi Klein collaborated on emThe Takeem a documentary that detailed the recovered factory movement in Argentina The Take winner of the International Jury Prize was nominated for four Gemini Awards These are his credits as a Directorbrbrbr
Features & TV Movies
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The Take (documentary, 2004)
This Changes Everything (documentary, 2015)
Credits as a Producer:
The Take (documentary, 2004)
The Shock Doctrine (documentart, 2007, short)
This Changes Everything (documentary, 2015)
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