Cineplex Odéon Quartier Latin Award for Best Canadian Film, FIFA 2019
Filmmaker Kenneth J. Harvey and Christopher Pratt, one of Canada’s pre-eminent painters, take a seven-day trip around Newfoundland, searching for the places where Pratt painted his emblematic works. An honest, hilarious, eloquent, bizarre, even unsettling account of Pratt’s life and art, essentially autobiographical and inspired by his geographic and social environment and memories of his childhood and family origins.
Filmmaker Kenneth J. Harvey and Christopher Pratt, one of Canada’s pre-eminent painters, take a seven-day trip around Newfoundland, searching for the places where Pratt painted his emblematic works. An honest, hilarious, eloquent, bizarre, even unsettling account of Pratt’s life and art, essentially autobiographical and inspired by his geographic and social environment and memories of his childhood and family origins.
Also presented:
37th International Festival of Films on Art, Canada (2019)
37th International Festival of Films on Art, Canada (2019)
Director | Kenneth Harvey |
Cinematography | Kenneth Harvey |
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Kenneth J. Harvey
Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1962, Kenneth Harvey is an internationally acclaimed writer, filmmaker, journalist and photographer. His films have been screened in over fifty festivals around the world and have received numerous critical acclaim. In addition to his film career, Harvey has written editorials for several Canadian newspapers and held the prestigious position of Writer-in-Residence at the University of New Brunswick and Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is also the creator of the ReLit Awards, which recognize literary works.