Alden Nowlan: An Introduction

This short documentary introduces us to Alden Nowlan, winner of Canada’s 1967 Governor General’s Award for poetry. His empathy for ordinary people was evident in his work as a poet, journalist, short-story writer, novelist and playwright. Nowlan’s writing is admired far beyond his native Maritimes, but he never forgot his roots, which he drew on for inspiration. This film, shot just before his death in 1983, records him reminiscing and reading from his work.

• Jon PedersenDirector · Editor
• Kent MartinProducer
• Barry CowlingExecutive Producer
• Kent NasonDirector of Photography

Release date

January 1, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

29m

Genres

Documentary