The John Lingwood mystery house was tracked down in a matter of hours after my recent post on here and on the Facebook page for my film "Finding John Lingwood". It's perched on the very edge of the city, at 2219 Ottawa St., S. Kitchener at the intersection with Trussler Road. Based on information found … Continue reading Mystery House Found
Once a darling, always a darling
https://youtu.be/Bw0x2A8tbTI I’ve gathered at least 20 hours worth of interviews, additional hours of location video and 100s of photographs for my film “Finding John Lingwood.” The finished film … 55 minutes. A mountain of information to work with and a lot left on the cutting room floor. It’s not quote as bad as you might … Continue reading Once a darling, always a darling
Why I open my heart and head to critiques
It’s stressful, having your work critiqued, but it’s essential to getting the film ready for a premiere in fall 2018.
Mystery House
Can you help me find this house? I found this photograph while researching my current film project – "Finding John Lingwood" – at the University of Waterloo Library Special Collections and Archives. It's actually a black and white copy of the a colour photography Personal Studios' Bob Nicol made for John Lingwood, a modernist architect … Continue reading Mystery House
Finally, the day has arrived: Return to Burnt Island
It feels like I’ve been planning this day forever. Tomorrow, I am going to recreate a trip to the Lingwood Family Cottage on Burnt Island in Georgina Bay for my documentary "Finding John Lingwood". Along with John’s daughter Lisa and her husband Jeff we will be driving the cross-country route to Honey Harbour and hopping … Continue reading Finally, the day has arrived: Return to Burnt Island
What will happen to John Lingwood’s Courthouse?
I was happy to see in a recent article in the Region of Waterloo Record that the Region of Waterloo is interested in the former provincial courthouse at 200 Frederick St. Kitchener as a potential location for more regional government offices. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UDPATE MARCH 29, 2018: The Region of Waterloo will renovate the courthouse to become the … Continue reading What will happen to John Lingwood’s Courthouse?