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Michael Zelniker is a Canadian born actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his performance as Red Rodney in Clint Eastwood 's Academy Award -winning film Bird (1988) and as Doug Alward in The Terry Fox Story (1983), for which he won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.
Michael Zelniker. Actor: Bird. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Seymour and Dorothy Zelniker.
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- 7 min
- Actor, Director, Writer
Michael Zelniker, producer/director of The Issue with Tissue - a boreal love story, is nominated for Best Documentary for the 2023 Next Generation Indie Film Awards. Winners to be announced on October 29, 2023.
Aug 31, 2023 · In his latest eco-doc endeavor “ The Issue With Tissue – A Boreal Love Story,” Zelniker explores the effects of toilet paper manufacturing on Canada’s boreal forest region, which is...
- Sophia Scorziello
Jun 25, 2024 · The Issue with Tissue is a film by actor and filmmaker Michael Zelniker, who explores the boreal forest and its significance for Indigenous peoples and the environment. The film covers topics such as trees, toilet paper, treaties, climate change and colonial legacy, featuring interviews with Elders, scientists and experts.
- Julie Chadwick
The feature documentary from director Michael Zelniker explores the existentially important boreal forests that are the centuries-old home to Indigenous Peoples and are being clearcut for the manufacture of toilet paper.
Feb 24, 2023 · As told by the Indigenous Elders and Leaders, scientists and activists of the boreal forest, The Issue with Tissue - A Boreal Love Story draws a connection between colonial violence and unfettered extractive industrial exploitation. Director. Michael Zelniker. Writer.
