This short documentary offers a satirical history of Halifax, written and sung in honour of the city's founder by balladeer James Bennet. Clad in period costumes, Bennet travels through time against a background of old photographs and paintings, archival and contemporary film footage, until he ultimately finds himself in the midst of the city's present-day building boom.
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Credits
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directorDiane Beaudry
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editingDiane Beaudry
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executive producerIan McLarenRex Tasker
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cinematographyKent Nason
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soundTed Haley
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
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animationRaymond Dumas
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musicPaul MasonJames L. Bennet
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Ballad to Cornwallis, Diane Beaudry, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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