‘A Life’s Passion’ featuring James McCreath

BookShorts Preview of A Life’s Passion by James McCreath

RENALDO reveals the story of James McCreath, a businessman who overcame the relentless hand of fate by translating true life into an epic novel of historical fiction, Renaldo. Reluctant prodigy from a family fortune amassed through generations; honour-bound to fulfill duties to those whose dedication kills; thwarted in love by cruel irony; persevering by his hope, passion and faith — the film focuses on some of the intense personal events of McCreath’s own life, while using animation to imagine the parallel fictional narrative. McCreath has made his novel timely and universal through its setting in Buenos Aires 1889 to Argentina in the 1970’s, a time rife with terrorism and military dictatorship while simultaneously hosting one of the most spectacular sporting events in history, the FIFA World Cup.

Read more about James and his epic work at http://www.JamesMcCreath.com

Nino Ricci

NINO RICCI’s The Origin of Species has just won the 2008 Governor General’s Award for Fiction, his second GG!  Lives of the Saints (1990) won the Governor General’s Award for Fiction, the SmithBooks/Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the F.G. Bressani Prize. The novel was also a long-time national bestseller, and was followed by the highly acclaimed In a Glass House (1993) and Where She Has Gone (1997), which was a finalist for the Giller Prize. This trio of novels was adapted into a miniseries directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and starring Sophia Loren, Nick Mancuso, Fab Fillipo, Jessica Paré, and Kris Kristofferson.  Watch Nino’s excellent review of the films included in this year’s program.