Three epic migrations, one people
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY JEN HOLNESS
2022 | 44 MIN
HUNGRY EYES MEDIA
Descendants of The Black Loyalist, Jamaican Maroons and The Black Refugees represent Canada’s largest Black population today. Their incredible story begins in Nova Scotia in the 1700s and challenges our understanding of what should be considered a distinct society.
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WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
Jennifer Holness
A Hungry Eyes Media Production
PRODUCER
Jennifer Holness
PRODUCER
Sudz Sutherland
LINE PRODUCERS
Craig Fleming
Mafalda Gugliuzzi
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Khalilah Brooks
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NARRATED BY
Adrian Holmes
FEATURING
Dr. George Elliott Clarke
Lawrence Hill
Dr. Charmaine A. Nelson
Senator Wanda Bernard
Wayn Hamilton
Dr. Isaac Saney
Councilor Lindell Smith
Natteal Battiste
Ann Marie Beals
Dr. Kenneth Bilby
El Jones
Kanika Adekayode
Khalilah Brooks
Dana Colley-Provo
Harriet Fagan
Heather Isham
Cyndi Caine
Vanessa Symonds
Reverend Al Johnson
The Honorable Arthur J. LeBlanc
The Honorable Patsy Leblanc
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Ricardo Diaz, csc
B CAMERA OPERATOR
Ashley Iris Gill
ARCHIVIST
Tanya Fleet
ASS’T PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Caron Mason
EDITOR
Kaisa Pitsi
POST SUPERVISOR
Carlos Sanchez
ADDITIONAL EDITING
Lawrence Jackman
Avril Jacobson
Caitlin Durlak
COMPOSER
Tom Third
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Sabrina Chatterpaul
Kim Dabrowski
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Carlos Sanchez
CONSULTANTS
Afua Cooper
Elise Harding-Davis
Peter Meyler
Dr. Charmaine Nelson
Rosemary Sadlier
SPECIAL THANKS
Andrew Johnson
Patty Banister
Corvell Beals
Khalilah Brooks
Connie Colley
Floyd Colley
Miriam Davis
Shawn Downey
Rosemary Evans
Josiah Lake
The Honorable Arthur J. LeBlanc
The Honorable Patsy Leblanc
John MacLeod
Jura Peddle
Juanita Peters
Naval Provo
Puddie Provo
Andrea Richardson
Morais Russell
Reverend Joyce Ross
Kirsten Scollie
Shabnam Shahin
Andrea Shields
Morgan Simmonds
Alfred Simmonds
Uncle Sizwe
Bridgette Stevens
Craig Walkington
Yarn Willis
ARCHIVAL MATERIAL COURTESY OF:
ALAMY
Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
Canadian Press
David Rumsey Map Collection
Getty Images / RGS
Library and Archives Canada
Library of Congress
Military Museum of Halifax
Minnesota Historical Society
National Archives and Records Administration, USA
National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
New York Public Library
Nova Scotia Archives
POND5
REENACTMENTSTOCK.com
Storyblocks
The Chronicle Herald
UWM - American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection
Windsor Star, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Rafy
STEADICAM OPERATOR
Kelsey Smith
GIMBAL OPERATOR
Dane Cutcliffe
James Hellyer
DRONE OPERATOR
Amin Helal
Dan Buchanan
STILLS PHOTOGRAPHERS
Kenny Godinho
Daeja Sutherland
SOUND RECORDIST
Tim Lue
CAMERA ASSISTANTS
Andrew Lim
John Lipsz
Russell Wyse
DMT
Amy Son
LOCATION MANAGER/FIXER
Kevin Kincaid
GAFFER
Michael Jackson
Nick Bevan-John
MAKEUP/HAIR
Sarah Mitchell
RESEARCHERS
Maya Bastian
Jane O’Brien Davis
ANIMATION SHOOT CAST
Dashawn Blackwood - Jamaican Maroon
Adrian Edwards - Jamaican Maroon
Hassan Joseph - Jamaican Maroon
Simba Yakibonge - Jamaican Maroon
Kosa Akaraiwe - Black Loyalist
Osa Atoe - Black Loyalist
Gabriel Hudson - Black Loyalist
Emanuel Pantora - Black Loyalist
Jahnelle Jones - Black Loyalist
Al Braatz - Rioter
Sarah Bransfield - Loyalist Wife
Alex Nathaniel Campbell - Child
Andrew Groome - Rioter
Merly Victor-Sagesse - Child
Stephen James Ingram - Loyalist Soldier
Robert James Hedge - Loyalist Soldier, Naval Officer
Abdul Shakur Alawi - Minister David George
Patrick Marlon Bender - Labourer
Renisha Henry - Female Slave
Dayjan Lesmond - Male Slave, Labourer
Aaron Macpherson - Deckhand
John Riley O’Handley - Loyalist
Abigail Amsterdam - Jamaican Maroon & Loyalist
Addison Becker - Loyalist/Loyalist Soldier/Labourer
Martin Huss - Black Loyalist & Labourer
Rico King - Black Loyalist
Donald Komakech - Black Loyalist & Labourer
Sam Osei - Jamaican Maroon & Black Loyalist
Jessica Powell - Jamaican Maroon, Loyalist
Oliver Setka - Loyalist
ANIMATION SHOOT CREW
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Patrick Hepburn
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA
Adam Tarini
SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERA
Rachel (Rae) Bundy
DMT
William Morgan
STEADICAM
Jason Viera
GAFFER
Aldis Suske
KEY GRIP
Gordon Clarke
BEST BOY GRIP
Jorge Manzano
3rd/DOLLY GRIP
Abraham Bankole
4th GRIP
Babatunde Ajani
BEST BOY ELECTRIC
Paul Soin
3rd ELECTRIC
Alicia Donkers
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Brianna Dugauy
ASSISTANT PROPS
Sofia Capista
Stephanie Nakashima
COSTUME DESIGNER
Jeannette Linton
COSTUME ASSISTANTS
Chantel Bedward
Nevada Boisclair
Andrea Lyte
KEY HAIR
Etheline Joseph
Yazmine Crossdale
KEY MAKEUP
Roxanne De Nobreaga
HAIR/MAKEUP ASSISTANTS
Morgan Horwood
Ofelia Khan
Francine Phillips
Charleen Shillingford
Denise Whyte
PUBLICITY
KONVO Media Inc
Roger Dundas
Crystal Hay
Wendy Vincent
DIGITAL MEDIA AND PUBLICITY
Selina McCallum
ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY
Jacob Lintag
COVID COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Christopher Mio
COVID COORDINATOR OFFICER
Jono Nemethy
SET MEDIC
Ali Nawiz
NURSES
Shauna Crawley-Jordan
Charlene Morris
LIFEGUARD
Gavan Begaan
CASTING DIRECTOR
Stephanie Gorin
CASTING ASSISTANT
Kana Reavie
LEGAL
Cheryl Grossman
Grossman Law
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
Ruth Channer
Joycelyn Williams
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Temilola Adebayo
Twinkle Wahi Dhawan
Janine Heath
Obi Obikudu
Helena Singh
INSURANCE
Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited
Stephen Bortolon
Andrew Schram
FOR ILL WORKS STUDIO
Pete Christakakos
Mario Christopher
Ervan Cunanan
Dmitry Danilov
Jody Laraya
Junior Lopez
Kristian Mamaril
Juan Mendoza
Omar Salama
Cameron Sharpe
COLOURIST
Set Shutter
CONFORM EDITOR
Richard Doman
PACKAGING EDITOR
Dipesh Mistry
URBAN PROJECT MANAGER
Morgan White
SOUND EDITORS
Olivia Kolakowski
Luka Toma
RE-RECORDING MIXER
Matt McKenzie
RE-RECORDING ASSISTANT
Calvin Tran
TRANSCRIBERS
Keyonnah Channer
Maria Costa
Stella Creates
Christelle Fadael
Clesha Felicien
Sawyer Lyttle
Rayne Sutherland
Abigail Whitney
Leah Williams
Brianna Wilson
LOCATIONS
Africville Museum
Black Loyalist Centre
Citadel Hill
East Preston United Baptist Church
Government House
Halifax Harbour
Mulgrave Park
NSCAD University
Pie In The Sky Studio
Transition Year Program at Dalhousie University
Tribal Boxing Club
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Doug Delano
Graham Farmer
Diamond Fraser
Kenny Godinho
Parsa Hemmati
Ira Henderson
Bhavin Hirjee
Treleigh Loppie
Daeja Sutherland
Rayne Sutherland
Molly West
Matt Wittig
MURAL ARTISTS
Dan Burt
Michael Burt
Emmanuel Jarus
CATERING
Blazing Kitchen
The Art of Catering
R&B Kitchen
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION FOR CORUS
Kathleen Meek
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