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| Directed by Jennifer Holness and David Sutherland |
| Canada, 2000 (documentary, 50 minutes, colour, English) |
| Also known as "Au nom des morts" |
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| Image: © National Film Board of Canada |
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Video (National Film Board of Canada)
Video (National Film Board of Canada) [French] |
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Film Description: "In the 1930s in rural Ontario, farmer Bill Reid buried the tombstones of a Black cemetery under a pile of broken rocks to make way for a potato patch. In the 1980s, descendants of the original settlers, Black and White, came together to restore the cemetery—but there were hidden truths no one wanted to discuss. Deep racial wounds were opened. Scenes of the cemetery excavation, interviews with residents and re-enactments—including one of a baseball game where a broken headstone is used for home plate—add to the film's emotional intensity. Meet Helen and Alan Miller, seventh-generation Black Canadians and members of the cemetery restoration committee. And Les Mackinnon, a fiery, fourth-generation Scottish Canadian who heads the movement to restore the Priceville cemetery. Speakers for the Dead reveals the turmoil stirred up by desecrated graves and underlines the hidden history of Blacks in Canada. Speakers for the Dead was produced as part of the Reel Diversity Competition for emerging filmmakers of colour. Reel Diversity is a National Film Board of Canada initiative in partnership with CBC Newsworld." -- National Film Board of Canada (source) |
| Film Credits (partial): | |
| Produced by: | Peter Starr, Louise Lore |
| Principal Cast: | Miriam Davis, Sandra Holness, David Holness, Wayne Blackford, Enid Barnet, Caleb McMullen, Christopher M. Quinn, Irving Thomlinson, Andrew Bee, Rebecca M. Quinn, Jason Friesen, Leon Sutherland, Corey Warren |
| Cinematography: | Carolyn Wong |
| Film Editing: | Denis Takacs |
| Music: | Tom Third |
| Production Company: | National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada |
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