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| Directed by | Brian D. Johnson |
| Written by | Brian D. Johnson Marni Jackson |
| Cinematography | Nick de Pencier |
| Edited by | Nick Taylor |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Al Purdy Was Here is a Canadian documentary film, released in 2015.[1] Directed by Brian D. Johnson, the film profiles the A-Frame Campaign, a literary and artistic project to raise funds for the restoration of influential Canadian poet Al Purdy's cabin in Prince Edward County as a writer's and artist's retreat.[1]
In addition to archival footage of Purdy, the film also features writers Leonard Cohen, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, George Bowering and Joseph Boyden, actor Gordon Pinsent, and musicians Gordon Downie, Bruce Cockburn, Jesse Zubot, Sarah Harmer, Tanya Tagaq and Doug Paisley. An album of songs inspired by Purdy, to be titled The Al Purdy Songbook, is also slated for future release as a companion piece to the film.[1]
The film debuted at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Al Purdy lives in the present in film premiering at TIFF". The Globe and Mail, September 14, 2015.
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