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No Time to Stop

1990 29 min
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Kwai Fong Lai is from Hong Kong, Alberta Onyejekwe from Ghana, and Angela Williams from Jamaica. They are immigrants to Canada, visible minorities, and women, a combination designed to make their lives difficult. While Canadian society has yet to accustom itself to its immigrant reality, these strong and resilient women manage to adapt and survive. At home and at work, they speak candidly about the conditions that shape their lives.

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Kwai Fong Lai is from Hong Kong, Alberta Onyejekwe from Ghana, and Angela Williams from Jamaica. They are immigrants to Canada, visible minorities, and women, a combination designed to make their lives difficult. While Canadian society has yet to accustom itself to its immigrant reality, these strong and resilient women manage to adapt and survive. At home and at work, they speak candidly about the conditions that shape their lives.

  • director
    Helene Klodawsky
  • producer
    Chantal Bowen
  • executive producer
    Rina Fraticelli
    Josée Beaudet
  • script
    Souad Sharabani
  • narrator
    Souad Sharabani
  • cinematography
    Zoe Dirse
    Joan Hutton
    Susan Trow
  • sound
    Diane Carrière
    Ingrid Cusiel
    Marie-France Delagrave
  • editing
    Sidonie Kerr
  • sound editing
    Paul Demers
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
    Shelley Craig
  • music
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer

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