Black History Month brings acclaimed filmmaker
Jan Marontate, communication, 778.782.5449
Greg Tourino, communication, 778.782.3510
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.4323
Note: Hamilton can be available from Toronto Feb. 10, arrives in Vancouver on Feb. 11 (afternoon) and is in town until Feb. 18.
In celebration of Black History Month, Sylvia Hamilton, the acclaimed Nova Scotian documentary filmmaker, will give a series of lectures and film screenings - including her most recent documentary, The Little Black Schoolhouse, about segregated schools in Canada – at Simon Fraser University, Feb. 11 – 13.
Hamilton’s pioneering films have chronicled the rich history and experience of African Canadians in their struggles to achieve dignity and equality.
Her many awards include a Gemini, Nova Scotia’s Portia White Prize for Excellence in the Arts, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation’s Maeda Prize, the Progress Women of Excellence Award for Arts and Culture and the CBC Television Pioneer Award. She is also a mentor with the Trudeau Foundation.
Events include:
Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m., Pacific Cinémathèque, 200-1131 Howe Street
For admission information, call 604.688.8202 or visit http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/
(will include a screening of her earlier Gemini-winning film, Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia)
Feb. 12 at 12 noon, SFU Vancouver, Harbour Centre, 1415-515 West Hastings Street
Feb. 13 at 12 noon, SFU Burnaby, IRMACS Theatre, ASB10900
SFU events are free and open to the public but seating is limited. For reservations, call 778.782.7685 or email blachist@sfu.ca
See Greg Tourino's African-Canadian Cinema blog for more: http://africancanadiancinema.wordpress.com/