– STURLA GUNNARSSON
ELIZABETH KLINCK has a confession to make. “I always wanted to be a private detective,” the iconic visual researcher admits. “It’s rewarding to find the right piece of film or the right person…and find homes for things.”
Klinck’s work will receive long-deserved attention at this year’s Hot Docs Festival, where she will be the subject of the annual program. One of the rarely appreciated treasures of the documentary community, Klinck’s professional designation may be visual researcher, but her many colleagues know that she has taken the craft to unprecedented heights. As producer Gerry Flahive, who often worked with Klinck at the NFB, says, “Aside from being an unparalleled sleuth of intellectual property, Elizabeth is a skilled interviewer and student of human
