TIFF: Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (2023)
When
Approximate running time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Venue
Event Notes
TIFF: Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (2023)
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 7:00pm
Tickets: $12.50
Rating: unrated / Country: Canada / Language: English
Description: Robert McCallum’s documentary looks at the life and work of Ernie Coombs, the nerdy American artist who became one of the CBC’s most beloved children's personalities — a grown-up pal to kids across the country for nearly 30 years, both on his TV show and in innumerable public appearances. The film also explores the love story of Coombs, his wife Lynn, and their kids, who grew up sharing their father with every other child in Canada.
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The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, founded in 1976 and taking place each September. The Film Circuit is TIFF's film outreach programme, bringing the best of Canadian and international film to communities across the country since 1989.