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Canadian Portraits
198929 min 56 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Peter WilliamsonSiobhan Flanagan
Production: Ira LevyPeter WilliamsonJanice Dawe
Script: Susan A'Court
Produced by Breakthrough Films & Television Inc. for Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada.
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In this tribute to the cultural diversity that characterizes present-day Canada, a teenage girl, answering an exam question about people who have played an important role in building this country, decides to focus on the contributions made by so-called "ordinary folk." These are the people profiled in the video. They speak candidly about the successes they have achieved, the problems they have faced as members of minority groups, and the contributions they have made to our society. These "Canadian portraits" are interwoven with historical material from the past which shows the nature and extent of this country's multicultural make-up.
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Subject categories
- Social Issues > Cultural Communities and ImmigrationCultural GroupsDiscrimination and StereotypingImmigrant Experience
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Cultural DiversityDiscriminationIntegration IssuesSocial Problems Since 1970Socio-economic contribution of Immigrants
Credits
- director
- Peter Williamson
- Siobhan Flanagan
- producer
- Ira Levy
- Peter Williamson
- associate producer
- Janice Dawe
- script
- Susan A'Court
- camera
- Peter Williamson
- Paul Mitchnick
- John Dyer
- sound
- Reynald Trudel
- Gord Thompson
- Glenn Hodgins
- Michael McGee
- editing
- Robert Megna
- narrator
- Gina Bertoia
- music
- John Tucker