Voice of the Fugitive

197828 min 55 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: René Bonnière

Production: Maxine SamuelsRoman Kroitor

Script: John Kent Harrison

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the CBC and ATEC Canada.

In the 1850s, Canada meant freedom for many escaped slaves, but the route known as the "underground railroad" was a dangerous one at the best of times. This drama tells the story of one group travelling the perilous route. It tells, too, of the people who could be trusted to help, and of the trackers and their dogs, who could cut off the lifeline to the border suddenly and very cruelly.

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Subject categories


  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > African OriginsBlack CommunityHistorical Perspectives
  • War, Conflict and Peace > Canadian-American Relations
  • Foreign Countries > Historical PerspectivesUnited States
  • History - Canada - Pre-1867 > Immigration and SettlementInternational Relations

Credits


director
René Bonnière
producer
Maxine Samuels
executive producer
Roman Kroitor
screenplay
John Kent Harrison
camera
Eugene Boyko
sound
Claude Delorme
editing
Barrie Howells
sound editing
John Knight
re-recording
Michel Descombes
music
Sayyd
cast
George Ashley
Taborah Johnson
Arleigh Peterson
Dennis Picaud
Chris Wiggins
Jim Bearden
Ruth Springford
Dwayne McLean
Tracey Connell
Delroy Lindo
Phyllis Marshall
Amah Harris
Jack Van Everra
Ken James

Awards


  • Second Prize - Category: Non-serialized DramaWorld Media Festival