Speakers for the Dead
This documentary reveals some of the hidden history of Blacks in Canada. In the 1930s in rural Ontario, a farmer buried the tombstones of a Black cemetery to make way for a potato patch. In the 1980s, descendants of the original settlers, Black and White, came together to restore the cemetery, but there were hidden truths no one wanted to discuss. Deep racial wounds were opened. Scenes of the cemetery excavation, interviews with residents and re-enactments—including one of a baseball game where a broken headstone is used for home plate—add to the film's emotional intensity.
You won’t find it in any history book but African Canadians inhabited the area near Priceville, Ontario in the 1830s. These were veterans of the War of 1812 who settled there after they were promised lands by the government but were forced to squat elsewhere when Whites were given the deeds to these lands. The Black community eventually disappeared but a link to this past remains: a cemetery. One that was later turned into a potato patch by a local farmer in the 1930s. Today, descendants of these settlers are trying to reclaim the cemetery but some members of the community feel it is best not to disturb the past. A powerful documentary on the connections to the past and the search for one’s identity.
Albert Ohayon
De la sélection : Canada’s Diverse Cultures
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Speakers for the Dead, David Sutherland et Jennifer Holness, offert par l'Office national du film du Canada
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réalisateurDavid SutherlandJennifer Holness
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producteurPeter Starr
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producteur exécutifLouise Lore
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directeur de la photographieCarolyn Wong
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monteurDenis Takacs
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preneur de sonSanjay Mehta
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trame musicale originaleTom Third
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NoneTrackworks Inc.David Drainie TaylorJohn F. ThompsonSteve Pollett
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montage sonTim Roberts
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mixeurTim Roberts
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assistant monteur sonoreTimothy Mehlenbacher
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supervision de la productionKemp ArchibaldJames Fiege
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assistant superviseur de productionMichael Sardella
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administrateur de programmeIda Di Fruscia
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adjoint administratifJoanne Forrest
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adjoint administratif à la productionCatherine Fletcher
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assistant de productionAkhaji Zakiya
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assistant techniqueKevin Drysdale
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interprèteMiriam DavisSandra HolnessDavid HolnessWayne BlackfordEnid BarnetCaleb McMullenChristopher M. QuinnIrving ThomlinsonAndrew BeeRebecca M. QuinnJason FriesenLeon SutherlandCorey Warren
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