Ice Breakers

Through the present-day journey of a gifted young hockey player, Ice Breakers uncovers the buried history of how Black athletes helped pioneer modern hockey.

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Josh Crooks is a promising teen hockey star in a sport where Black players like him are chronically underrepresented. Ice Breakers reveals the buried history of a pioneering Black hockey league in Atlantic Canada, as Crooks discovers that his unshakable passion is tied to a rich and remarkable heritage.

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Credits

• writer
  Sandi Rankaduwa
  
• director
  Sandamini Rankaduwa
  
• director of photography
  Andrew MacCormack
  
• editing
  Millefiore Clarkes
  
• sound design
  Judith Gruber-Stitzer
  
• music
  Jeff Johnston
  
• producer
  Rohan Fernando
  
• sound recordist
  Andrew Rillie
  
• additional sound
  Yalitsa Riden
  
• drone services
  Skyline Studio
  
• grip
  Keith Mitchell
  
• production assistant
  Erica Meus Saunders
  
• researcher
  Sandi Rankaduwa
  
• consultant
  Ricardo Acosta
  
  Andrew MacCormack
  
• transcriptionist
  Lisa Clarke
  
• musician
  Jeff Johnston
  
  Sheila Hannigan
  
• production supervisor
  Roz Power
  
• technical coordinator
  Daniel Lord
  
  Christopher MacIntosh
  
• on-line colourist
  Doug Woods
  
• assistant on-line editor
  Robert Carrigan
  
• title design
  Robert Carrigan
  
• re-recording
  Isabelle Lussier
  
• music mixer
  Pierre Yves Drapeau
  
• foley artist
  Karla Baumgardner
  
• dialogue editor
  Sandy Pinteus
  
• digital editing technician
  Pierre Dupont
  
  Isabelle Painchaud
  
  Patrick Trahan
  
• sound technician
  Bernard Belley
  
• senior production coordinator
  Cheryl Murgatroyd
  
• studio administrator
  Camila Blos
  
  Leslie Anne Poyntz
  
• marketing manager
  Johanna Lessard
  
• marketing coordinator
  Jolène Lessard
  
• publicist
  Patricia Dillon-Moore
  
• legal counsel
  Peter Kallianiotis
  
• executive producer
  Annette Clarke
  
• executive director
  Michelle van Beusekom
  

Education

Ages 13 to 18

Study Guide

Guide 1

School subjects

Diversity - Black Studies Diversity - Identity Health/Personal Development - Bullying & Discrimination

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