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Older Stronger Wiser

Claire Prieto

1989 27 min

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In this short documentary, five black women talk about their lives in rural and urban Canada between the 1920s and 1950s. What emerges is a unique history of Canada’s black people and the legacy of their community elders. Produced by the NFB’s iconic Studio D.

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In this short documentary, five black women talk about their lives in rural and urban Canada between the 1920s and 1950s. What emerges is a unique history of Canada’s black people and the legacy of their community elders. Produced by the NFB’s iconic Studio D.

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Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism

Women

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Black Communities in Canada

Black Communities in Canada

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Credits

• director
  Claire Prieto
  
• producer
  Ginny Stikeman
  
• editing
  Ginny Stikeman
  
• executive producer
  Rina Fraticelli
  
• script
  Dionne Brand
  
• camera
  Joan Hutton
  
• sound
  Diane Carrière
  
• sound editing
  Clare Bambrough
  
• re-recording
  Shelley Craig
  
• narrator
  Marva Jackson
  
• music
  Faith Nolan
  

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