Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia
Appearance
Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia | |
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Directed by | Sylvia Hamilton |
Written by | Bob Lower Sylvia Hamilton |
Produced by | Mike Mahoney |
Narrated by | Shingai Nyajeka |
Cinematography | Mike Mahoney |
Edited by | Angela Baker |
Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release date |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia is a 1992 documentary film by Sylvia Hamilton, focusing on a group of Black Nova Scotian students in a predominantly white high school, St. Patrick's in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who face daily reminders of racism. These students work to build pride and self-esteem through educational and cultural programs, discovering their heritage and learning ways to effect change. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, this 28-minute documentary received the Canada Award at the 1994 Gemini Awards from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television,[1] as well as the 1994 Maeda Prize from NHK.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. 1992. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Sylvia D. Hamilton". Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
External links
[edit]- Watch Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia at NFB.ca
- Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia at IMDb
Categories:
- 1992 films
- 1992 short documentary films
- Black Canadian culture in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Documentary films about Black Canadians
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- Canadian short documentary films
- Films set in Nova Scotia
- Documentary films about racism in Canada
- Canada Award–winning shows
- History of Black people in Canada
- Anti-black racism in Canada
- Films shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- National Film Board of Canada short films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s Canadian films
- English-language short documentary films
- 1990s Canadian film stubs
- 1990s documentary film stubs
- Canadian documentary film stubs
- Short documentary film stubs