John Gardiner @ The Tranzac
(Live Show, May 2023)
An Evening with John Gardiner (feat. Justin Burgess) - FULL PERFORMANCE
On November 13, 2021, John Gardiner held a reading event to promote his memoir, My Lefthanded, Backwards, Upsidedown Life & Assorted Short Stories.
Held in his hometown of Hanover, ON, the event was documented by filmmaker Mitch Graszat and is presented here.
Spirit of the Sixties
with Readings by John Gardiner
READINGS
The Great Bike Race
I Go Dancing with the Love of my Life
Newspaper and Donuts - Learning Life’s Lessons
The Hall of Balls and Paul’s Grill and Tea Room
The tale of an independent Canadian writer, just trying to be heard.
A 60 minute documentary about the first run of John’s “Memories for Sale: Book & Other Stuff Tour” that covers his successes, struggles, and everything in between for a Canadian writer trying to get his book out there.
The film was successful around the local and international film festival circuit, selected for: the ReelHeART Film Festival, Cinema Worldfest, Spotlight Documentary Awards, Dumbo Film Festival, Miami Independent Film Festival, Prisma Film Festival, and the Canada Independent Film Festival.
Directed by: Mitch Graszat