We are excited to announce that HANGMAN’s GRAVEYARD will be airing on History Television on Sunday March 6, 2011. Circle your calendars and prepare to feel chills as the lives of some of Toronto’s most infamous murderers are illuminated directly in your living room!!
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We are over the moon thrilled to announce that HANGMAN’s GRAVEYARD has been officially selected to screen in competition at the 2011 edition of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival in beautiful Eugene, Oregon.
The festival will be held between May 24 and 28, 2011.
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We are thrilled to announce that HANGMAN’s GRAVEYARD will be screening at the Riverdale Library on Saturday October 30th at 2:00pm as part of the library’s 100th anniversary celebrations. Some of the archaeologists and filmmakers involved in the project will be there to introduce the film and answer any questions. It should be a wonderful event and we are so pleased to help the Riverdale Library celebrate one hundered successful years!!
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Here’s an article from Inside Toronto on the recent Heritage Toronto Awards.
Hangman’s Graveyard, a documentary film about the discovery of more than a dozen corpses buried beneath a parking lot at south Riverdale’s old Don Jail, received an award of excellence in the media category, which salutes films, videos, websites and newspaper and magazine articles that educate the public about aspects of Toronto’s archaeological, built, cultural and/or natural heritage and history.
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We are beaming with pride and humbled by gratitude to announce that HANGMAN’s GRAVEYARD has won a prestigious Award of Excellence from Heritage Toronto at their annual awards celebration.
Awards like these, from the academic and heritage communities, mean the most. Our goal all along was to produce a film of lasting quality, a final testament to the grand Old Don Jail - a building with immense curiosity and one of the cities most revered. We wanted to tell an engaging popular story while maintaining an academic rigour and integrity.
A sincere and appreciative THANKS and CONGRATULATIONS to all involved in the making of this film, especially Decebal Dascau and Dr. Ron Williamson and his entire team at Archaeological Services Inc., and equally sincere THANKS to Heritage Toronto and all of its staff.
We are also pleased to announce that former collobrator and one of Canada’s leading historians, Dr. Mark McGowan, also won an award for his book Death or Canada : the Irish migration to Toronto, 1847. Click HERE to read about all of the award winners and nominee’s and below you will find the wonderful citation read by CBC’s Mary Ito when handing out the award.
Hangman’s Graveyard follows a team of archaeologists and forensic investigators as they unearth an old graveyard behind the infamous Old Don Jail in Toronto. Digging beneath a parking lot reveals the remains of 15 men who were hung at the jail, and the documentary follows the team as they attempt to learn more about the men who were condemned. The jury felt this well-produced documentary, which aired on History Television, told a quintessential Toronto story – with the Don Jail itself being one of the most compelling ‘characters’. The film unfolded like a mystery – with a mixture of history and forensic detective work – that held their attention.
Get in the mood for Halloween and watch HANGMAN’s GRAVEYARD this Sunday, October 3 on History Television at 8pm.
Be warned though, The Globe and Mail cautions you to: ”Prepare to feel goose bumps while watching this snapshot of dark Toronto history.” Mwa ha ha ha ha ha!!
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We are thrilled to announce that HANGMAN’s GRAVEYARD has been nominated for a 2010 Heritage Toronto Award in the Media Category. The awards are handed out on Tuesday October 5th at beautiful Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music
Click HERE to read about all of the deserving nominees.
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Congratulations to Daniel Thomson and Nancy Carter for being nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Editorial Research.
Winners are announced on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
Daniel and Nancy would like to especially thank Dr. Ron Williamson and the entire team at Archaeological Services Inc.
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HANGMAN’s GRAVEYARD is being re-broadcast on History Television on Saturday July 31 at 7:00 pm
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