LITTLE BURGUNDY

WRITTEN BY MAYA BASTIAN
DIRECTED BY JEN HOLNESS & SUDZ SUTHERLAND
2022 | 44 MIN
HUNGRY EYES MEDIA

Tucked between Griffintown and St. Henri in Montreal’s Sud Ouest is Little Burgundy, home to a Black population led by Black men who worked in Canada’s railway industry as sleeping car porters. They were the first Black trade union to organize in North America and were among the leaders in the struggle for civil rights.

Contributors

Charles Ellison
Ethel Bruneau
Oliver jones
Ralph Whims

CREDITS

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
Maya Annik Bedward

A Hungry Eyes Media Production

CREATED BY
Jennifer Holness
Sudz Sutherland

PRODUCERS
Jennifer Holness
Sudz Sutherland

LINE PRODUCERS
Craig Fleming
Mafalda Guglluzzi

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Khalilah Brooks

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NARRATED BY
Adrian Holmes

FEATURING

Naveed Hussain
Marlene Jennings
Oliver Jones
Rio Joseph
Modibo Keita
Ricardo Lamour
Anne Rockhead

Dr. Charmaine A. Nelson
Dr. Dorothy Williams
Ethel Bruneau
Chayton Philip-Solomon
Charles Ellison
Charlene Hunt

Dean Rockhead
Martin Rockhead
Jason “Blackbird” Selman
Deanna Smith
Fredy V
Tom Watt
Ralph Whims

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Ricardo Diaz, csc 

BCam OPERATOR
Ashley Iris Gill

ARCHIVIST
Tanya Fleet 

ASS’T PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Caron Mason

EDITORS
Caitlin Durlak
Derek McCants

POST SUPERVISOR 
Carlos Sanchez

ADDITIONAL EDITING
Avril Jacobson

COMPOSER
Tom Third

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Sabrina Chatterpaul
Kim Dabrowski

 ASSISTANT EDITOR
Carlos Sanchez

CONSULTANTS
Elise Harding-Davis
Peter Meyler
Dr. Charmaine Nelson
Rosemary Sadlier

SPECIAL THANKS

David Austin
Khalilah Brooks
Gelsy Civil
Lucky Civil
Fendy Civil
Miriam Davis

Carmen Hajdu
Rito Joseph
Nancy Oliver-Mackenzie
Andrea Richardson
Morais Russel

ARCHIVAL MATERIAL COURTESY OF:

ALAMY
Archives de la Ville de Montreal
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
CBC Archive Sales
Canada Science and Technology Museum Archives
Concordia University Archives
Concordia University Archives - John Gilmore fonds photos by Heather Wallace
Critical Past
David Rumsey Map Collection
Ethel Bruneau
Glenbow Archives

Glenbow Archives
Library Archives Canada
Library of Congress
Marlene Jennings
McCord Museum
Montreal Gazette, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
National Film Board of Canada
New York Public Library
POND5
Rockhead Family
Toronto Public Library
Union United Church, Montreal

STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Rafy

GIMBAL OPERATOR
Tom Mangin

BTS PHOTOGRAPHERS
Felix Desjardins
Kenny Godinho

SOUND RECORDIST
Tim Lue

CAMERA ASSISTANTS
Rae Bundy
John Lipsz
Gerard Martin
Tom Mangin
Adam Tarini

DMT
T. Anthony Gharzouzi
William Morgan

LOCATION MANAGER
Vincenzo Giannelli

GAFFER
Devin Jones
Patrick Queenan

RESEARCHERS
Maya Bastian
Jane O’Brien Davis

ANIMATION SHOOT CAST

Kosa Akaraiwe - Porter
Donald Komakech - Porter
Abdul Shakur Alawi - Musician
Shavae Lorenzo - Patron 1
Rico King - Bartender
Astrid Atherly - Showgirl 1
Falana Huggins - Showgirl2
Al Braatz - Patron 2

Johnathan Sparks - Patron 3
Renisha Henry - Patron 4
Martin Huss - Patron 5
Sarah Bransfield - Patron 6
Addison Becker - Patron 7
Jessica Powell - Patron 8
Oliver Setka - Patron 9

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

CASTING DIRECTOR
Stephanie Gorin

CASTING ASSISTANT
Kana Reavie

LEGAL
Cheryl Grossman
Grossman Law

ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
Ruth Channer
Janine Heath
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

RE-RECORDING MIXER
Matt McKenzie

RE-RECORDING ASSISTANT
Calvin Tran

V/O RECORDIST
Jeffrey Roy

TRANSCRIBERS
Keyonnah Channer
Maria Costa
Stella Creates
Christelle Fadael
Clesha Felicien
Sawyer Lyttle
Rayne Sutherland
Abigail Whitney
Leah Williams
Brianna Wilson

LOCATIONS
Caucus
Corona Theatre
Hilton Garden Inn
L’Ambroisie et L’Espace Canal
Metro Station Lionel-Groulx
Oscar Peterson Park
Union United Chuch

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Jane O’Brien Davis
Félix Desjardins
Kenny Godinho
Bhavin Hirjee
Molly West
Matt Wittig

MUSICIANS
Leighton McKinley Harrell
Modibo Keita
Wali Muhammad

MURAL ARTISTS
Gene Pendon
Kevin Ledo
Dan Buller

CATERING
The Art of Catering
Blazing Kitchen

EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION FOR CORUS
Kathleen Meek 

Developed in Association with

Produced with the Participation of