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With his wild hair, child-like grin, and obsession with letters, words, and their etymology, Ed Ackerman is special. An award-winning animator who\u2019s worked extensively for the NFB, Ed\u2019s labours of love bring letters to life on the screen, giving them a personality and a sense of adventure.<\/p>\n

Ed\u2019s own personality and sense of adventure are the backbone of Special Ed<\/i>, which follows Ackerman over three years as he attempts to renovate the derelict Winnipeg houses he\u2019s purchased and plans to leave as his children\u2019s inheritance. Zoning by-laws be damned, he\u2019ll work at his own pace, and often pause to take on another project. Ed\u2019s other endeavors (real and imagined) include building a spa and brewery serving only products developed from the Winnipeg water table, creating a living burdock sweater, and running for mayor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinnipeg,\u201d Ed declares, \u201cis a place where you can start from nothing\u2026you can\u2019t go very far, but you can start from nothing.\u201d His houses, purchased for between three and thirty-thousand dollars,are virtually uninhabitable (though that doesn\u2019t stop his good friend Pinhead from setting up camp). \u00a0Watching Ed and his son renovate induces both cringing (a serious injury seems imminent) and laughter, while his tenacity and willingness to fight the system encourages a mixture of awe and annoyance. Ed\u2019s family history, meanwhile, puts his projects and his fight against the city in a more complicated light.<\/p>\n

Special Ed screens tonight at 6 PM, Tuesday, April 30 at 10:30 AM, and Saturday, May 4 at 9:15 PM. More information and tickets are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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