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Black Mother Black Daughter

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.
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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.

Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism Women All subjects
Black Communities in Canada All channels
  • director
    Sylvia Hamilton
    Claire Prieto
  • producer
    Shelagh Mackenzie
  • executive producer
    Shelagh Mackenzie
    Germaine Ying Gee Wong
  • script
    Sylvia Hamilton
  • narrator
    Sylvia Hamilton
  • cinematography
    Dominique Gusset
  • sound
    Jane Porter
  • sound editing
    Jane Porter
  • editing
    Claire Henry
  • music
    Delvina Bernard
    George Elliot Clarke
Black Mother Black Daughter
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