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The Vacant Lot

Directed by Judith Merritt
Canada, 1977 (documentary, 17 minutes, colour, English)
The Vacant Lot
Image: © National Film Board of Canada

Film Description:
"The charming story of how a group of senior citizens managed to transform a useless vacant lot in Montreal belonging to the Jewish General Hospital into a garden of delights—vegetables, flowers, and parties. But the garden means much more to them than what it produces. It has completely changed their attitude about inactivity and retirement."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Produced by: Donald Brittain, Stanley Jackson, Derek Lamb
Narrator: Patrick Watson
Participants: Mrs. Bruels, Gordon Korman, Gordon Aaron, Mr. Katofsky, Solomon Baliastok, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Greenberg, Irving Bloom, Howard Brock, Joe Rosen, Joseph Schecter, Boshenna Schomlo
Cinematography: Wolf Koenig, Andreas Poulsson, Robert Humble
Film Editing: Judith Merritt
Music: Donald Douglas
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
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