Harry Gulkin

A producer in the 1970s and early 1980s Harry Gulkin worked with Anthony Bedrich to bring Ted Allans adaptation of his short story emLies My Father Told Meem to the screen Directed by Jn Kadr this heartfelt picture about a boys relationship with his Orthodox Jewish grandfather in 1920s Montreal won a best foreign film Golden Globe picked up a screenplay Oscar nomination and took the Etrog Canadas preGenie award for top movie of 1976 Gulkins other credits listed below included Lionel Chetwynds adaptation of Hugh MacLennens novel emTwo Solitudesem 1978a hrefhttpwwwnorthernstarscarichlermordecaiaMordecai Richlers childrens story emJacob TwoTwo Meets the Hooded Fangem 1978 and a hrefhttpwwwnorthernstarscaransenmortMort Ransensa Bayo 1985brbrIn 1987 Gulkin began a new career at the Quebec funding agency SODEC where as a project manager he was trusted respected and even loved by filmmakers who consulted with him especially young writers and directors who have told me how much they appreciated his unequivocal support In November 2007 on the cusp of his retirement from SODEC his friends and colleagues celebrated Gulkins 80th birthday at the comuse du fier monde a museum devoted to Montreals working class history an appropriate venue considering Gulkins youthful attraction to Communism Both a serious reflective person and a chuckling bonvivant who showed up at parties He remained a fixture in Qubec and Canadian cinema until his passing at age 90 brbrAlso see a hrefhttpwwwnorthernstarscastoriestellreviewStories We Tell A Reviewabrbrbrbr