Tag: John Paskievich

  • Special Ed at Hot Docs: Winnipeg, spelling, and stop motion

    Special Ed at Hot Docs: Winnipeg, spelling, and stop motion

    Reviewed in this essay: Special Ed, directed by John Paskievich, Canada, 2013 at Hot Docs 2013. Director John Paskievich’s documentary Special Ed follows Ed Ackerman, a filmmaker who creates short stop-motion films that help kids spell. He loves words, enjoys puns, and his old boat-like car is decorated with colourful-painted letters. Then his life is…