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A Film Tribute to Dr. Burnley “Rocky” Jones
Black Film Artists with Nova Scotian Roots
8:00pm
- 9:30pm
Tuesday March 4 2014
Against The Tides: The Jones Family
Sylvia D. Hamilton, Almeta Speakes Productions, Canada, 1994, 58 minutes. Hamilton takes us on a thought provoking journey into African Nova Scotian history and activism as seen through the eyes of Burnley “Rocky” Jones and members of his remarkable family. Part of the “Hymn To Freedom” series.
Encounter At Kwatcha House
Rex Tasker, National Film Board of Canada, 1967, 17 minutes. This black-and-white cinema verité blast from the “Challenge For Change” series from the mid-’60s features a young Rocky Jones and actor Walter Borden in a lively discussion about racism, justice and activism.
Topics: Arts
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