Leonard Yakir
Leonard Yakir was born in Germany and grew up on Winnipeg’s North End. He attended the Universities of Manitoba, Winnipeg and Ryerson (now known as the Toronto Metropolitan University). Yakir produced and directed the first Winnipeg-based feature film, The Mourning Suit (1975), and his films have screened at the Locarno Film Festival and Chicago International Film Festival as well as having national television and theatrical releases. Yakir is the creative force behind socially motivated films such as Main Street Soldier (Etrog nominee), Out of the Blue (Cannes Film Festival), and The Ring of 1000 Souls and Sound. His film _1200+ _premiered at UN 62nd session, screened at the North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival, and was released nationally on CTV and PBS.
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Main Street Soldier
Duration: 36 minutes
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World War II veteran Ray LeClair relives his marches through a haze of alcoholism on Winnipeg's Historic Main Street. The film draws from Ray’s two battlefields: war and the street.
Main Street Soldier
Duration: 36 minutes
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World War II veteran Ray LeClair relives his marches through a haze of alcoholism on Winnipeg's Historic Main Street. The film draws from Ray’s two battlefields: war and the street.
