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John Ware Reclaimed
20201 h 12 min 51 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Cheryl Foggo
Production: Bonnie ThompsonDavid Christensen
Script: Cheryl Foggo
John Ware Reclaimed follows filmmaker Cheryl Foggo on her quest to re-examine the mythology surrounding John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in Alberta, Canada, before the turn of the 20th century. Foggo’s research uncovers who this iconic figure might have been, and what his legacy means in terms of anti-Black racism, both past and present.
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Subject categories
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Black CommunityDiscriminationPrairies
- Agriculture > Cowboys
- History - Canada > Western Canada
- Diversity > Black Studies
- History > Canada 1867-1914
- Social Studies > Communities in Canada/World
Credits
- writer
- Cheryl Foggo
- director
- Cheryl Foggo
- producer
- Bonnie Thompson
- David Christensen
- director of photography
- Douglas Munro
- sound recordist
- Francesco Russo
- Gary Bruckner
- Stephen Anderson
- editor
- Margot McMaster
- sound editor
- John Laquinta
- composer
- Alec Harrison
- cast
- Fred Whitfield
- featuring
- Bertrand Bickersteth
- Dr. David Breen
- Janelle Cooper
- Jesse Lipscombe
- Kirsten Alter
- Kris Demeanor
- Lawrence Hill
- Michelle Thrush
- Miranda Martini
- Dawne Slater
- Don Mallory Jr
- Jess Jenkins
- Lance Evans
- Dr. Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer
- Mary Mallory
- Pat Fisher
- Richard Foggo
- Steve Fisher
- Wanda Tailfeathers
- production manager
- Susan Bristow
- Darin Wilson
- location manager
- Patrick Cox
- Steve Fisher
- makeup
- Angela McIntosh
- Amanda Rye
- Libertee Muzyka
- hair
- Angela McIntosh
- Amanda Rye
- additional cinematography
- Alexander Snow
- Scott Imler
- René Collins
- Jack Allred
- researcher
- Kathy Fisher
- Katie Pollock
- Elizabeth Klinck
- production assistant
- Ami Beni Kenzo
- musician
- Kris Demeanor
- Corb Lund
- Miranda Martini
- animation
- Justin Stephenson
- digital animation
- Even Stevens Inc.
- compositing
- Even Stevens Inc.
- animation compositing
- Justin Stephenson
- colour
- Justin Stephenson
- cel animation
- Solis Animation
- cel animator
- Les Solis
- cel illustrator
- Les Solis
- animation backgrounds
- Michael Concannon
- cel animation producer
- Leah Solis
- storyboard
- Gregory McEvoy
- photo restoration
- Klyment Tan
- colourist
- Darren Bierman
- narration recording
- Chris Vail
- dialogue mix
- John Laquinta
- re-recording mixer
- John Laquinta
- background editor
- Regan Kuemper
- sound effects editor
- Regan Kuemper
- studio operations manager
- Darin Clausen
- marketing manager
- Kelly Fox
- production supervisor
- Esther Viragh
- senior production coordinator
- April Dunsmore
- production coordinator
- Ginette D'Silva
- Hilda Amponsah
- Faye Yoneda
- Tanis Redcrow
- Jasmine Pullukatt
- program administrator
- Devon Supeene
- Bree Beach
- legal counsel
- Christian Pitchen
- Additional vocalizations
- Jesse Lipscombe
- Zoe Theodorou
Awards
- Audience Award for Best Alberta Feature FilmInternational Film Festival
- Grand prix long métrage (Regards d'ici)VUES D'AFRIQUE / Journées du cinéma africain et créole