The screening is taking place during Ioco Ghost Town Days (Oct. “She’s 106, but she’s still planning for the future,” Wunderman said. I don’t know, I might have to go out the back door after the screening,” she joked.Īmong the important themes in the film is the how to stay healthy while aging and Wunderman said she learned that having a “project” is key and that age is just a number, not a lifestyle. “Usually I have to answer to the broadcasters, now I have to answer the whole community,” said Wunderman. In fact, there was so much involvement by Port Moody residents in the making of this film that Wunderman hopes it won’t disappoint.

Much of the filming was done during COVID-19 and safety precautions had to be taken but Wunderman said Cooper’s love for her community, and her fellow citizens’ mutual regard, is very much in evidence in the final edit of Spirit of Port Moody. There are some special moments, as when Cooper talks to elementary children about school, and a baking session - Cooper loves to bake - as well as community members helping with Cooper’s garden. As many as 100 hours of 4K video were shot and edited for this hour-long movie while John Korsrud, a Canadian composer, produced the score. The film will touch on Cooper’s interest in preserving the Ioco townsite and the environment, with scenes shot in a boat on Port Moody Inlet and at Mossom Creek, where a hatchery was built to educate students about salmon.Īssisting Wunderman in the filming is cinematographer Todd Craddock, editor Shirley Anne Claydon and producer Ruth Foster. “It’s not a lecture but I hope a lot of things come through because it’s about Mary Anne’s passions.” Several public screenings are planned and director Eva Wunderman hopes viewers will leave the Inlet Theatre at Port Moody city hall with more insights into the city, Cooper and how to live your best life even as you age.

2 during celebrations marking Ioco Ghost Town Days. In fact, many of Port Moody’s most active citizens are already planning for the first public screening of Spirit of Port Moody, a long-awaited documentary about Cooper and the history of the waterfront town. Now, as her 107th birthday is approaching at the end of October, another special milestone honouring the long-time resident is set to take place. If you’re told to wear red, it can be for only one reason - an event is happening for Port Moody’s beloved environment and heritage activist Mary Anne Cooper.Ĭooper is known for wearing red and the bright, warm colour is often the theme of parties in her honour - such as Cooper’s 106th birthday last year.

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