Scott Calbeck and his Magical Imperfection
Met with Scott Calbeck, director of the documentary, Magical Imperfection, at Toronto’s Fort York library media room, on the cusp of autumn. I was aware of Magical Imperfection through research and while Calbeck tackles Moriyama’s whole life, the goal of HeartOSC is to try to focus on the Ontario Science Centre (OSC). One of gems of Calbeck’s doc is footage from an interview with Moriyama specifically on the OSC on CBC’s Man Alive, which I find difficult to source. At the core of the Magical Imperfection film are two filmed interviews with Moriyama conducted at about 2014. During our interview, Calbeck told of reading about the Canadian War Museum and learning about Moriyama and his dramatic upbringing and career in Canada. Calbeck got in touch with Moriyama and before long, visited the then-offices at Moriyama & Teshima architects at 32 Davenport Road later that year. Moriyama and Calbeck developed a years long friendship and a documentary ensued, that took a decade to complete even though they had funding from Rogers. Moriyama, his life and times are an expensive topic that span a world war, social and economic and political shifts and the rise of someone from a once derided class in Canada to become the most celebrated and accomplished national architect. It was great listening to Calbeck to share anecdotes on meeting and getting to know Moriyama. As an interesting sidenote, one of the last times Calbeck went to the OSC was to hear boxer, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter speak at the OSC in January 2000. Carter was a professional boxer wrongly imprisoned for multiple homicides which he did not commit. This speak to the fact that the OSC is not just a place of science education but also a forum for social justice. Among other works Calbeck directed include Canadian indigenous literary figure, Pauline Johnson: The Pauline Johnson (1999) Story and was also involved as associate producer for Raw Opium (2010). 
Screening of Magical Imperfection at the Japan embassy in Ottawa
