Peter Davis is a British documentary filmmaker based in Vancouver, Canada. His early career included positions as scriptwriter for the National Film Board of Canada; director-cameraman for BBC, CBC, Swedish TV, Danish TV, Australian Broadcasting, and WNET; as well as producer for Swedish TV, London's Rediffusion Television, BBC, CBS, CBC, CTV, Polytel (West Germany), WNET, the United Nations, UNICEF, and CARE. Peter Davis founded Villon Films in 1970. He has written, produced, and directed more than thirty documentaries to wide acclaim, including In Darkest Hollywood: Exploring the Jungles of Cinema's South Africa in 1993.