Eric Brunt is on his second round of interviews with WW2 veterans and he is racing against the clock.
Eric Brunt, a documentary filmmaker from Victoria, is on his second round of interviews with Second World War veterans and, at an average age of 97 among those still alive, he is racing against the clock. In fact, of the 475 veterans he’s interviewed since his project began in 2019, 235 — that he’s aware of — have since died.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.
Listening to Brunt talk about his work over the phone from Victoria leaves the impression every single one of the interviews is his favourite. Each is a unique tale, ordinary men and women describing extraordinary events in simple, matter-of-fact language. “The guy was shot down and lived on a raft with his crewmates for 10 days before they were rescued,” Payne began.
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