Directed by Noam Gonick

Synopsis: Objects found by children in an attic tell the story of the father of Canadian theatre, John Hirsch. A ten year-old boy watching his friends and babysitter play video games and unearth Hirsch's belongings listens to Hirsch's deathbed interview on an old reel-to-reel player.

As a teenaged World War II orphan, Hirsch came to Winnipeg from Europe, his only possession a suitcase puppet show. He became an agitator for culture on the Canadian prairies, co-founding the Manitoba Theatre Centre and going to direct on New York's Lincoln Center stage. He died in Toronto in 1989 at age 59 from complications due to AIDS.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 11 Minutes
GENRE: Documentary, Narrative, Fiction
PRODUCTION FORMAT: HD
LANGUAGE: English
KEYWORDS: John Hirsch, Theatre, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Manitoba, Winnipeg