Sylvia Hamilton Trailers

Making Movie History: Sylvia Hamilton Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

Director Sylvia Hamilton reflects on her work with the NFBs Atlantic Studio and the birth of New Initiatives in Film - A Studio D initiative for women of colour and aboriginal women.

Waters of the Diaspora Trailer (2024)

22 September 2024

Waters of the Diaspora is a short lyrical meditation and imagining of the enduring legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in African people.

The Little Black School House Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

Award-winning filmmaker and writer Sylvia Hamilton painstakingly unearths the story of the children, women, men who were students and teachers in Canada’s racially segregated schools in The Little Black School House.

Portia White: Think On Me Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

Biography of Nova Scotia born contralto Portia White, who in the 1940' and 50's was often compared to the American Marian Anderson, covering her singing and teaching careers.

Black Mother Black Daughter Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Black Mother Black Daughter explores the lives and experiences of black women in Nova Scotia, their contributions to the home, the church and the community and the strengths they pass on to their daughters.

We Are One Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

No More Secrets Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

In their predominantly white high school in Halifax, a group of black students face daily reminders of racism, ranging from abuse (racist graffiti on washroom walls), to exclusion (the omission of black history from textbooks).

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.