Al Purdy Was Here

Al Purdy Was Here is a 2015 Canadian documentary film. 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. It also touches upon Purdy's quest to become a great Canadian poet, and the artists wrapped up in his legacy.

Al Purdy Was Here
Directed byBrian D. Johnson
Written byBrian D. Johnson
Marni Jackson
Produced byBrian D. Johnson
Ron Mann
Jake Yanowski
CinematographyNicholas de Pencier
Edited byNick Taylor
Production
companies
Purdy Pictures
Rogers Documentary Fund
Distributed byDocumentary
Films We Like
Release date
  • September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15) (TIFF)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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, where it was named second runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.

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