Sylvia Hamilton Movies

  • 2024
    Waters of the Diaspora

    Waters of the Diaspora

    Waters of the Diaspora

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    Waters of the Diaspora is a short lyrical meditation and imagining of the enduring legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in African people. Water...

    Waters of the Diaspora
  • 2014
    Making Movie History: Sylvia Hamilton

    Making Movie History: Sylvia Hamilton

    Making Movie History: Sylvia Hamilton

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    Director Sylvia Hamilton reflects on her work with the NFBs Atlantic Studio and the birth of New Initiatives in Film - A Studio D initiative for...

    Making Movie History: Sylvia Hamilton
  • 1989
    Black Mother Black Daughter

    Black Mother Black Daughter

    Black Mother Black Daughter

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    Black Mother Black Daughter explores the lives and experiences of black women in Nova Scotia, their contributions to the home, the church and the...

    Black Mother Black Daughter
  • 2007
    The Little Black School House

    The Little Black School House

    The Little Black School House

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    Award-winning filmmaker and writer Sylvia Hamilton painstakingly unearths the story of the children, women, men who were students and teachers in...

    The Little Black School House
  • 2011
    We Are One

    We Are One

    We Are One

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    We Are One
  • 1994
    Against the Tides: The Jones Family

    Against the Tides: The Jones Family

    Against the Tides: The Jones Family

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    Part 2 of the "Hymn to Freedom" TV docuseries on the Black experience in Canada, Sylvia Hamilton documents the history of Black immigration and...

    Against the Tides: The Jones Family
  • 1970
    Keep On Keepin' On

    Keep On Keepin' On

    Keep On Keepin' On

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    The film examines what it means to be Black in Nova Scotia - from the history of racial segregation in the province, to the frustration of being from...

    Keep On Keepin' On
  • 1999
    No More Secrets

    No More Secrets

    No More Secrets

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    No More Secrets
  • 2000
    Portia White: Think On Me

    Portia White: Think On Me

    Portia White: Think On Me

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    Biography of Nova Scotia born contralto Portia White, who in the 1940' and 50's was often compared to the American Marian Anderson, covering her...

    Portia White: Think On Me
  • 1992
    Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia

    Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia

    Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia

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    In their predominantly white high school in Halifax, a group of black students face daily reminders of racism, ranging from abuse (racist graffiti on...

    Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia