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Black Mother, Black Daughter & Portia White, Think On Me - By Sylvia Hamilton
Black Film Artists with Nova Scotian Roots
8:00pm
- 9:00pm
Tuesday February 18 2014
Sylvia D. Hamilton, Claire Prieto, National Film Board of Canada, 1989, 29 minutes. This cinematic portrait explores the contributions of African Nova Scotian women to the home, the Church and the community, and is anchored by music by the classic vocal quartetFour the Moment.
Portia White: Think on Me
Sylvia D. Hamilton, Maroon Films Inc., Canada, 2000, 50 minutes. Known as “Canada’s Marian Anderson”, internationally acclaimed Nova Scotia-born vocalist and teacher Portia White rose to global fame in the 1940s. Hamilton traces her story through archival footage and interviews with family members, colleagues and students who after many years remain inspired by her.
Topics: Arts
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