The Right Candidate for Rosedale
This short documentary records Black activist Anne Cools’ 1978 run for the Liberal Party nomination in Rosedale, one of Toronto's largest and socially most diverse federal ridings. The film records her bid for political power, and explains the nomination contest, a basic step in the Canadian electoral process. Because she was competing against the Liberal Party's preferred candidate, the nomination battle in Rosedale turned into one of the most innovative and fascinating in the history of Canadian politics.
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This short documentary records Black activist Anne Cools’ 1978 run for the Liberal Party nomination in Rosedale, one of Toronto's largest and socially most diverse federal ridings. The film records her bid for political power, and explains the nomination contest, a basic step in the Canadian electoral process. Because she was competing against the Liberal Party's preferred candidate, the nomination battle in Rosedale turned into one of the most innovative and fascinating in the history of Canadian politics.
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directorBonnie Sherr KleinAnne Henderson
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producerMargaret PettigrewBonnie Sherr Klein
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executive producerKathleen Shannon
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cameraPierre Letarte
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soundJoseph ChampagneClaude Lefebvre
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editingAnne Henderson
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sound editingAbbey Jack Neidik
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re-recordingHans Peter StroblAdrian Croll
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narratorBronwyn Drainie
