Journey to Justice
2000
47 min
Coming soon
This documentary pays tribute to a group of Canadians who took racism to court. They are Canada's unsung heroes in the fight for Black civil rights. Focusing on the 1930s to the 1950s, this film documents the struggle of 6 people who refused to accept inequality. Featured here, among others, are Viola Desmond, a woman who insisted on keeping her seat at the Roseland movie theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1946 rather than moving to the section normally reserved for the city's Black population, and Fred Christie, who took his case to the Supreme Court after being denied …
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This documentary pays tribute to a group of Canadians who took racism to court. They are Canada's unsung heroes in the fight for Black civil rights. Focusing on the 1930s to the 1950s, this film documents the struggle of 6 people who refused to accept inequality. Featured here, among others, are Viola Desmond, a woman who insisted on keeping her seat at the Roseland movie theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1946 rather than moving to the section normally reserved for the city's Black population, and Fred Christie, who took his case to the Supreme Court after being denied service at a Montreal tavern in 1936. These brave pioneers helped secure justice for all Canadians. Their stories deserve to be told.
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directorRoger McTair
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producerKaren King-Chigbo
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executive producerLouise Lore
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editorTom LatimerSteve Weslak
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director of photographyStanislaw Barua
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sound designAlan Geldart
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original musicGuy Zerafa
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narratorDatejie Green
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narration - writerLaine DreweryRoger McTairAlan Mendelson
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story consultantLaine DreweryAlan MendelsonClaire Prieto
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consultantSheldon TaylorJames Walker
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additional directingMilton Bryan
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production managerJulie CrooksClaire Prieto
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production supervisorKemp ArchibaldJames Fiege
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assistant production supervisorMichael Sardella
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production coordinatorNadine Simunic
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program administratorIda Di Fruscia
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content researcherPatrice DutilDorothy WilliamsJulie CrooksTana TurnerNadine Tsehaie MakonnenJuanita Peters
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visual researcherTanya FleetTana TurnerBonnie G. RowanElspeth Domville
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audio archival researcherAlyssa Ryvers
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director's internNadine Tsehaie Makonnen
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assistant cinematographerKenneth SalahRick Jarjoura
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sound recordistJohn MartinSanjay MehtaBrian DupuisRobert FletcherMichael KennedyKenneth LeeIsmaël CordeiroArthur McKay
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gafferDouglas MarshallGerry Mendoza
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gripJohn AdamsCabral TrotmanJoseph Kneller
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set decoratorMelissa OlsonElsa Levy
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wardrobeStarr Jacobs
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assistant video editorAnita Malhotra
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assistant sound editorPatricia Quintanilla
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production assistantAndrew BristowKelly Conley
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technical assistantKevin DrysdaleMark Wilson
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stills photographerIan Watson
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music clearancesAnn Mayall
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online editorAndrew Mandziuk
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re-recording mixerWayne Swingle
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foley artistSid Lieberman
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Rostrum cameraJenny Lianos
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colouristAndrew Mandziuk
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graphic designMartha NewbiggingMichael Chambers
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digital imaging - assistanceIan Prieto-McTair
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castStanley TaylorBrock CurleyDavid CollinsJacob AdamsTerri OliverGeoff McLeanMalcolm YoungerKurt BrunusChristine Brubaker
Education
Ages 12 to 17
Study Guide - Guide 1
Civics/Citizenship - Human Rights
Diversity - Black Studies
Diversity - Diversity in Communities
History and Citizenship Education - Civil Rights and Freedoms
Have students research the history of a non-white group of immigrants/residents of Canada, detailing where they settled, conflicts that arose, laws that discriminated, and so on. Then have students interview an elder from their community. They can ask questions about how things were for minorities in Canada in the years leading up to the civil-rights movement. Were they exposed to racism? Students can then discuss how things may have changed – or not.
