Roger McTair Trailers

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Trinidadian-Canadian writer, documentary filmmaker, and poet.

Most Popular Roger McTair Trailers

Total trailers found: 11

Older, Stronger, Wiser Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

In this short documentary, five black women talk about their lives in rural and urban Canada between the 1920s and 1950s.

Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community Trailer (1983)

13 July 1983

This feature documentary takes us to the heart of the Jane-Finch "Corridor" in the early 1980s. Covering six square blocks in Toronto's North York, the area readily evokes images of vandalism, high-density subsidized housing, racial tension, despair and crime.

It's Not an Illness Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Features pregnant mothers Marsha Baker, Shaheera Bieber and pregnant couple Claire Prieto and Roger McTair.

Jennifer Hodge: The Glory and the Pain Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

A retrospective documentary of the life and work of Jennifer Hodge, a black filmmaker living and working in Ontario and Quebec.

Jane Finch Again! Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

This film revisits many of the subjects of Jennifer Hodge's 1983 documentary "Home Feeling." The film explores how life has changed over the years for residents of the Jane Street and Finch Avenue area in Toronto, Ontario.

Children Are Not the Problem Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

The film explores issues of racism in daycare and early education. Includes footage of children of diverse backgrounds in daycare, elementary school, on playgrounds, and interviews with education workers, parents and experts.

Home to Buxton Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

North Buxton, near Chatham, Ontario, has been a black settlement since the middle of the last century, when it was one of the destinations of escaped slaves traveling north on the Underground Railroad.

Different Timbers Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

The film follows the stories of men and women who work with steel drums in various capacities, including a steel drum tuner, university and primary school students performing on steel drums, as well as two steel drum orchestras.

Journey to Justice Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

This documentary pays tribute to a group of Canadians who took racism to court. They are Canada's unsung heroes in the fight for Black civil rights.

Some Black Women Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

This documentary explores the state of black women's roles and lives in Canada during the 1970s.

Against the Tides: The Jones Family Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Part 2 of the "Hymn to Freedom" TV docuseries on the Black experience in Canada, Sylvia Hamilton documents the history of Black immigration and community in Nova Scotia.