Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation

Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation
Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation
Directed by	Catherine Annau
Produced by	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	1999;
Country	Canada

Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation is a Canadian documentary film by Catherine Annau, produced in 1999 by the National Film Board of Canada.

The film explores the social and cultural impact of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's vision of a bilingual and bicultural nation, through interviews with eight Generation Xers whose views of Canada were formed and influenced during the Trudeau era. The name of the movie comes from "just watch me", a phrase made famous by Trudeau in October 1970 when he spoke of his determination to restore civil order in Quebec during the October Crisis.^[1]

Actor Evan Adams was one of the eight interview subjects.

Awards for the film include Best Canadian First Feature Film at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival, and the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary.^[2]

References

^ Peters, Joanne (6 October 2000). "Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation". Canadian Materials. VII (3). Manitoba Library Association.
^ "Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 2011-02-16.

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[cm-1] Peters, Joanne (6 October 2000). "Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation". Canadian Materials. VII (3). Manitoba Library Association.

[CFE-2] "Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 2011-02-16.

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v t e Pierre Trudeau
October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000 15th Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979, 1980–1984) Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (1968–1984) Member of Parliament for Mount Royal (1965–1984) Leader of the Opposition (1979–1980)
Premiership	Cabinet: 20th Canadian Ministry, 22nd Canadian Ministry Parliament: 28th Canadian Parliament, 29th Canadian Parliament, 30th Canadian Parliament, 32nd Canadian Parliament Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Political activities	Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69 1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election Trudeauism Trudeaumania (Fuddle duddle) Just society Official bilingualism in Canada Petro-Canada National Energy Program Constitution Act, 1982 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Foreign Investment Review Agency October Crisis/War Measures Act "Just watch me" Multiculturalism in Canada
Elections	1968 federal election 1972 federal election 1974 federal election 1979 federal election 1980 federal election
Staff	Jean Charpentier Edward Johnson (lawyer)
Life	Cité Libre Death and state funeral
Family	Margaret Sinclair (wife) Justin Trudeau (son, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada) Alexandre Trudeau (son) Michel Trudeau (son) Charles-Émile Trudeau (father) Deborah Coyne (partner)
Related	Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation The Champions (1978 miniseries) Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation (1999 documentary) Trudeau (2002 miniseries) Young Trudeau (2006 book)