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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
Clare Bambrough
Sound Editor
Shelley Craig
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Faith Nolan
Music
Dionne Brand
Assistant Director
Lana Lovell
Production Coordinator
Dionne Brand
Researcher
Claire Prieto
Researcher
Noelle Richardson
Researcher
Mitch Ness
Assistant Camera
Véronique Lehouck
Assistant Camera
Durwin Partridge
Assistant Camera
Lynnie Johnston
Assistant Camera
Peter Sawade
Sound Assistant
Peter Clements
Sound Assistant
David Lee
Sound Assistant
Deborah Parks
Additional Camera
Jan Madlener
Electrician
Cheryl Crawley
Still Photographer
Roger McTair
Still Photographer
Lana Lovell
Post Production Assistant
John Whynot
Music Coordinator
Diane Le Floc'h
Music Editor
Gisèle Guilbault
Unit Manager
Claire Prieto
Director
Dionne Brand
Writer
Ginny Stikeman
Editor
Ginny Stikeman
Producer
Rina Fraticelli
Executive Producer
Joan Hutton
Director of Photography
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