Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet

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Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet
Directed by Brenda Longfellow
Written byBrenda Longfellow
Based onShadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen by Rosemary Sullivan
Produced byAnita Herczeg
Narrated by Linda Griffiths
Cinematography Zoe Dirse
Edited byCathy Gulkin
Music byErnie Toller
Production
company
Gerda Film Productions
Release date
  • September 9, 1998 (1998-09-09)(TIFF)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Brenda Longfellow and released in 1998. [1] Based in part on Rosemary Sullivan's 1995 biography Shadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen, the film is a portrait of the life and work of Canadian poet Gwendolyn MacEwen. [1]

The film had its theatrical premiere on February 24, 1998, at the John Spotton Theatre in Toronto, [2] before being broadcast on March 4 as an episode of TVOntario's documentary series The View from Here . [1]

The film won the Genie Award for Best Short Documentary at the 19th Genie Awards in 1999. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Janice Kennedy, "TVO presents biography of extraordinary poet". Ottawa Citizen , March 4, 1998.
  2. "A daily look at what's happening around Toronto". The Globe and Mail , February 24, 1998.
  3. Doug Foley, "Red Violin right in tune with Genie voters". Hamilton Spectator , February 5, 1999.