At the Quinte Hotel (2002)

Province: Quebec
Discipline(s): Spoken Word
Theme(s): other
Duration: 00:05:10
Credit(s): Douglas Bensadoun, Director

Al Purdy, Poet

David Franco, Director of Photography

Al Purdy, Narrator

Gord Downie, Actor

David DiSalvio, Actor

Kent McQuaid, Actor

Terry Simpson, Actor

Douglas Bensadoun, Producer

Martha Fernandez, Producer

Michael Kronish, Producer

Description: Canadian poet Al Purdy’s poem At The Quinte Hotel tells the story of a man’s experience at the bar.

This film marks Gord Downie’s acting debut, and screened at the Sundance Film Festival and CFC’s Worldwide Short Film Festival.