Night Work: A Sawchuk Poem - Directed by Justin Simms

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www.bookshorts.com/watch_nightwork.htm ...  "The book by Randall Maggs certainly illustrated for me the power Sawchuk carried in terms of his mythology.  Dealing with heroes, and our interpretations of them, is always a fascinating thing... and Sawchuk, with his great warrior spirit in the face of relentless adversity, is a striking example of the human condition.  I think it makes Sawchuk's story universal.  In its own way, his story is our story."  This from Director Justin Simms, about his short film adaptation inspired by Maggs' NIGHT WORK: THE SAWCHUK POEMS.  Randy has been receiving excellent reviews across the country, and is in great demand by festivals and audience across the country.  Catch him in April at Readings at Harbourfront in Toronto, and in a tour out west in the Fall of 2008.

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