Brian McKenna, an acclaimed Montreal-born documentary filmmaker and a founding producer of CBC’s The Fifth Estate, died Friday night at the age of 77.
McKenna is remembered by his family as “passionate,” an “incredible role model” and “somebody who was willing to ask difficult questions about the history of our country.”
The family said McKenna “was suffering from a lengthy illness.”
His daughter, Robin McKenna, said her father had a great love of family and she remembers lots of laughing, joking and teasing. A filmmaker herself, she said her father was a great inspiration.
“We had a lot of adventures with him and he was inspiring
