Sylvia Hamilton

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Black Mother Black Daughter
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Black Mother Black Daughter

Jan 01, 1989

Black Mother Black Daughter
1989 29 min 1 vues
Black Mother Black Daughter explores the lives and experiences of black women in Nova Scotia, their contributions to the home, the church and the community and the strengths they pass on to their daughters.
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Black Mother Black Daughter
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Black Mother Black Daughter

Jan 01, 1989

Black Mother Black Daughter
1989 29 min 1 vues
Black Mother Black Daughter explores the lives and experiences of black women in Nova Scotia, their contributions to the home, the church and the community and the strengths they pass on to their daughters.
Documentary
Black Mother Black Daughter
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Black Mother Black Daughter

Jan 01, 1989

Black Mother Black Daughter
1989 29 min 1 vues
Black Mother Black Daughter explores the lives and experiences of black women in Nova Scotia, their contributions to the home, the church and the community and the strengths they pass on to their daughters.
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Keep On Keepin' On
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Keep On Keepin' On

Jan 01, 1970

Keep On Keepin' On
1970 137 min 1 vues
The film examines what it means to be Black in Nova Scotia - from the history of racial segregation in the province, to the frustration of being from this place and yet continually asked, "Where are you really from?"
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The Little Black School House
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The Little Black School House

Jan 01, 2007

The Little Black School House
2007 60 min 1 vues
Award-winning filmmaker and writer Sylvia Hamilton painstakingly unearths the story of the children, women, men who were students and teachers in Canada’s racially segregated schools in The Little Black School House. The film is a compelling illustration of how many of the students who attended Canada’s all-Black schools look back on the experience with conflicted feelings: fondness for the dedication of their Black teachers, and outrage at being denied a right, fundamental to democracy in Canada: equal access to quality education.
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Portia White: Think On Me
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Portia White: Think On Me

Jan 01, 2000

Portia White: Think On Me
2000 50 min 1 vues
Biography of Nova Scotia born contralto Portia White, who in the 1940' and 50's was often compared to the American Marian Anderson, covering her singing and teaching careers. Uses archival film and TV footage, excerpts from recordings, and interviews with family, friends, pupils and her accompanist, to portray a talented, dignified woman, her career shortened by mismanagement and ill health, but who left an important heritage that is remembered by those who knew her.
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Portia White: Think On Me
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Portia White: Think On Me

Jan 01, 2000

Portia White: Think On Me
2000 50 min 1 vues
Biography of Nova Scotia born contralto Portia White, who in the 1940' and 50's was often compared to the American Marian Anderson, covering her singing and teaching careers. Uses archival film and TV footage, excerpts from recordings, and interviews with family, friends, pupils and her accompanist, to portray a talented, dignified woman, her career shortened by mismanagement and ill health, but who left an important heritage that is remembered by those who knew her.
Documentary
Portia White: Think On Me
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Portia White: Think On Me

Jan 01, 2000

Portia White: Think On Me
2000 50 min 1 vues
Biography of Nova Scotia born contralto Portia White, who in the 1940' and 50's was often compared to the American Marian Anderson, covering her singing and teaching careers. Uses archival film and TV footage, excerpts from recordings, and interviews with family, friends, pupils and her accompanist, to portray a talented, dignified woman, her career shortened by mismanagement and ill health, but who left an important heritage that is remembered by those who knew her.
Documentary
Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia
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Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia

Jan 01, 1992

Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia
1992 29 min 1 vues
In their predominantly white high school in Halifax, a group of black students face daily reminders of racism, ranging from abuse (racist graffiti on washroom walls), to exclusion (the omission of black history from textbooks). They work to establish a Cultural Awareness Youth Group, a vehicle for building pride and self-esteem through educational and cultural programs. With help from mentors, they discover the richness of their heritage and learn some of the ways they can begin to effect change.
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Waters of the Diaspora
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Waters of the Diaspora

Sep 22, 2024

Waters of the Diaspora
2024 4 min 1 vues
Waters of the Diaspora is a short lyrical meditation and imagining of the enduring legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in African people. Water was central to that trade. It was the means used to ship human beings–treated as cargo/free labour– to the New World to create wealth. A poetic text on screen overlays a montage of moving images of water and waves. A soundscape of a griot’s voice and mournful echoes of distant keening and the scritch of a ship’s tackle conveys present to past, and a return to present. This reflective film lays bare the lingering emotional impact of the willful theft and ill-treatment of African people.
Waters of the Diaspora
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Waters of the Diaspora

Sep 22, 2024

Waters of the Diaspora
2024 4 min 1 vues
Waters of the Diaspora is a short lyrical meditation and imagining of the enduring legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in African people. Water was central to that trade. It was the means used to ship human beings–treated as cargo/free labour– to the New World to create wealth. A poetic text on screen overlays a montage of moving images of water and waves. A soundscape of a griot’s voice and mournful echoes of distant keening and the scritch of a ship’s tackle conveys present to past, and a return to present. This reflective film lays bare the lingering emotional impact of the willful theft and ill-treatment of African people.