Brian McKenna

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rdf:langString Brian McKenna (born August 8, 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian documentary film director. He is best known for his prize-winning films on Canadian history and exploration of the world at war. McKenna is a founding producer of CBC's Oscar and Emmy award-winning documentary program, The Fifth Estate, where he worked from 1975 to 1988. McKenna is a former parliamentary correspondent for the Montreal Star. He has been a frequent collaborator with his brother Terence, also a filmmaker, in particular on the three-part series The Valour and the Horror. The most controversial segment in the series concerned strategic bombing during World War II. McKenna's contributions have included prize-winning reporting of Canada's wars, including the War of 1812, the First and Second World Wars, and Korea. Among his documentary film achievements, McKenna also co-authored the Penguin Books biography of former Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau. McKenna has written for Saturday Night, Weekend Magazine, the Literary Review of Canada, Cité libre, the Toronto Star and Maclean's.