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In this short documentary, five black women talk about their lives in rural and urban Canada between the 1920s and 1950s. What emerges is a unique history of Canada’s black people and the legacy of their community elders. Produced by the NFB’s iconic Studio D.
Keywords
agriculture
portrait
woman director
people of color
short film
black canadian
Casts
Marva Jackson Lord
Narrator (voice)
Crews
Diane Carrière
Sound
Faith Nolan
Music
Clare Bambrough
Sound Editor
Shelley Craig
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Claire Prieto
Researcher
Cheryl Crawley
Still Photographer
Lana Lovell
Production Coordinator
Peter Sawade
Sound Assistant
John Whynot
Music Coordinator

Dionne Brand
Researcher
Deborah Parks
Additional Camera

Dionne Brand
Assistant Director
Lynnie Johnston
Assistant Camera
Noelle Richardson
Researcher
Durwin Partridge
Assistant Camera
Diane Le Floc'h
Music Editor
Mitch Ness
Assistant Camera
Jan Madlener
Electrician
Gisèle Guilbault
Unit Manager
Véronique Lehouck
Assistant Camera
Peter Clements
Sound Assistant
David Lee
Sound Assistant
Roger McTair
Still Photographer
Lana Lovell
Post Production Assistant

Claire Prieto
Director
Rina Fraticelli
Executive Producer
Ginny Stikeman
Editor

Dionne Brand
Writer
Ginny Stikeman
Producer

Joan Hutton
Director of Photography
Backdrops & Posters
