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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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ONF | NFB, Studio D (NFB)
Keywords
- agriculture
- portrait
- woman director
- people of color
- short film
- black canadian
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Top Cast
Marva Jackson Lord as Narrator (voice)
Top Crew
Claire Prieto · Director
Dionne Brand · Writer
Joan Hutton · Cinematographer
Ginny Stikeman · Editor
Rina Fraticelli · Executive Producer
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