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Harmonica Crossing - Documentary
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Screenings
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Bravo! Television, Canada.
Aired on March 19, 2002. It was slightly reformatted to fit broadcast time constraints, which left some of the funnier and family anecdotes out. It is slated to air on Bravo!, 12 times in total over four years.
Niagara Indepenent Film Festival
The screening took place in St. Catharines, Ontario on June 26, 2001. The film was represented in person by Production Manager, Brad Farinacci. It won First Place in the Student Category.
Atlantic Film Festival
In September 2000, Harmonica Crossing was screened as part of the 20th Atlantic Film Festival, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As a warm welcome to his new home in Halifax, Brian participated in the screening with a chance to address the large audience. The film ran with "Hank and Jimmy" about opry legend, Hank Snow. While many of the films at the festival were well received with warm applause after the credits, Harmonica Crossing received a rousing chorus of applause before the credits even hit.
The Premiere
The film was screened publicly for hometown fans, family and friends, in Sarnia, Ontraio. Being that both the filmmaker and the subject are native of Sarnia, as well as the fact that a portion of the film takes place there, it only made sense. The event took place at the Imperial Oil Center for the Performing Arts. It featured a live acoustic guitar and vocal performance from Bil Eldridge, who's voice can be heard singing in one of the musical montages within the film. He was accompanied by Mark Potvin, on acoustic guitar. The film was also accompanied by the premiere of the video for "Grumbling Old Man, Grumbling Old Woman." The event also featured Mike and Brian interacting with the audience in a discussion. Efforts to raise money at this event for the Big Brothers of Sarnia-Lambton did fall short, however, Brian implored the attentive audience to please spread the word of the need for participants in the program.
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