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Bill Loewen: Music in the Prairie Night

Bill Loewen: Music in the Prairie Night

2017 · 6 min · ★ 7.0 · Animation, Documentary

“Ideas and inventions are a strange thing.” William H. Loewen’s dynamic support of the arts has translated into a blossoming of imaginative work in Manitoba and across the country. Bolstered by an all-Manitoba creative team, director Mike Maryniuk sets documentary against experimental animation and a unique musical score to explore what it means to nurture creativity and see it grow.

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