Al Purdy Was Here is a 2015 Canadian documentary film.[1] Directed by Brian D. Johnson, the film is about 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 writers’ and artists’ retreat.[1] It also touches upon Purdy's quest to become a great Canadian poet, and the artists wrapped up in his legacy.
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.
The film debuted at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] where it was named second runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.[2]
^ abc"Al Purdy lives in the present in film premiering at TIFF". The Globe and Mail, September 14, 2015.
^"Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
AlPurdyWasHere is a 2015 Canadian documentary film. Directed by Brian D. Johnson, the film is about the A-Frame Campaign, a literary and artistic project...
Alfred Wellington Purdy OC OOnt (December 30, 1918 – April 21, 2000) was a 20th-century Canadian free verse poet. Purdy's writing career spanned fifty-six...
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Howell, Peter (2015-12-03). "Reel Brief: Mini reviews of Cold Deck, AlPurdyWasHere and The Anniversary". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-04-23. Cole...
Purdy may refer to: AlPurdy (1918–2000), Canadian poet Amy Purdy (born 1979), American actress, model and Paralympic snowboarder Ashley Purdy, Black Veil...
Festival. In 2018, Harmer contributed the song "Just Get Here" to the compilation album The AlPurdy Songbook. In the same year, she performed at the Juno...
soundtrack compositions for The Water Thief by Sean Frey and Amy Siegel, AlPurdywasHere by Brian Johnson (TIFF), NPR's Radiolab, Stand Clear of the Closing...
Johnson, and was credited as a co-writer of his 2015 documentary film AlPurdyWasHere. In December 2014 Maclean's magazine published Jackson's account of...
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2018, he contributed the song "Unprovable" to the compilation album The AlPurdy Songbook. "Bio – Greg Keelor". Archived from the original on February 25...
pick in the 2021 NFL draft, and made Purdy the full-time starter. In his first full season as the starter, Purdywas named to the Pro Bowl, throwing for...
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television again on the supernatural drama series The Dead Zone as Reverend Gene Purdy, a role he portrayed from 2002 to 2007. He joined the cast of Stargate:...
1997), American hurdler Rai Marchán (born 1993), Spanish footballer Rai Purdy (1910–1990), Canadian television director and producer Rai Simons (born...
Times described as a "rallying cry for recycling". The author, Matthew Purdy praised Pool's public presence as an extraordinary "ripple in a vast sea...
17 nominations. Due to venue availability issues in Toronto, the ceremony was delayed from a provisional April scheduling to May 2024. In addition, the...
ended peacefully. An employee of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Doris Purdy, who was also an amateur photographer, accompanied a group who went on November...
"Sensitive Man" to the compilation album The AlPurdy Songbook. His ninth album, Head Full of Wonder, was released in 2022. 2000: Chrome Reflection [Bird]...
Guardians Media Guide. Cleveland Guardians. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2023. Purdy, Dennis (2006). The Team-by-Team Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball....
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