(Canada 2013,100 min.) 
Get your seats early for this poignant, hilarious Hot-Doc treat from Winnipeg's own John Paskievich! Winnipeg animator and troublemaker Ed Ackerman tries to resurrect a 25-year-old alphabet animation project to save his three derelict houses in Winnipeg from the wrecking ball. A dreamer and an idealist, Ed battles city hall as he tries to fix up his houses and eventually resorts to running for mayor. The film is a revealing portrait of Ackerman, his neighbours and family amidst the civic politics of downtown Winnipeg. Alternately hilarious and heartbreaking, repeated run-ins with the Winnipeg justice system have only sharpened Ed's resolve to come out on top. Winnipeg Cinematheque Paskievich describes the subject of his film, Ed Ackerman, as a dreamer. "Ed is the most unique personality that I've ever met. He has a very obstinate, contrarian nature. Nothing stops Ed. He's interested in everything. He looks at the world like a buffet. He always says he has a large plate and he always samples everything."