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Black Soul

Martine Chartrand’s animated short dives into the heart of Black culture with an exhilarating trip though history. Watch as a young boy traces his roots through the stories his grandmother shares with him about the events that shaped their cultural heritage.
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Martine Chartrand’s animated short dives into the heart of Black culture with an exhilarating trip though history. Watch as a young boy traces his roots through the stories his grandmother shares with him about the events that shaped their cultural heritage.

Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism History All subjects
Animation Auteur Black Communities in Canada Human Rights All channels
  • direction
    Martine Chartrand
  • script
    Martine Chartrand
  • animation
    Martine Chartrand
  • camera
    Martine Chartrand
  • picture editing
    Fernand Bélanger
  • sound editing
    Fernand Bélanger
  • original music
    Oliver Jones
    Lilison T.S. Cordeiro
  • music - interpretation
    Oliver Jones
    Victor Angelillo
    Richard Beaudet
    Ronald Di Lauro
    Wali Muhammad
    Richard Ring
    Lilison T.S. Cordeiro
    Daniel Bellegarde
    Nathalie Dussault
    Sylvain Quesnel
    Bruno Rouyère
    Robert Lépine
  • soloist
    Ranee Lee
    Léontily R.S. Cordeiro
  • singers - director
    Marcia Bailey
  • singer
    Anita Allen
    Vivienne Dean
    Dalours Thornhill
    Cheryl Thornhill
    Mac Thornhill
    Freddie James
  • dancer
    Boütz
    Kris Bennett
    Rebecka Douglas
    Nandi Cox
  • recording
    Diane Carrière
  • foley artist
    Jérôme Décarie
  • foley assistant
    Nicolas Gagnon
  • sound engineer
    Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher
    Benoît Leduc
  • music recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • music recording - assistance
    Sylvain Cajelais
    Patrick Viegas
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • titles
    Gaspard Gaudreau
    Val Teodori
  • special consultant
    Paul Fehmiu-Brown
  • storyboard consultant
    Pierre Sylvestre
  • administration
    Maryse Chapdelaine
  • administration assistant
    Diane Régimbald
    Louisette Goyette
    Diane Martindale
    Micheline Michaud
  • technical coordination
    Andrée Delagrave
  • marketing officer
    Michèle Bélanger
    Julie Roy
  • assistant to the producer
    Francine Langdeau
  • producer
    Yves Leduc
    Pierre Hébert
    Marcel Jean

Education

Ages 12 to 17

Quick Start Guide

Notes

Trace the defining moments of Black history as depicted in the film. Research any one of the following topics: the ancestry of the pharaohs in Egypt, the history of slavery in North America, or the migrations of Africans throughout the world.

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