Film Description:
"Time capsules hold the irresistible allure of history made tangible. For Jackson: A Time Capsule from His Two Grandmothers documents the journeys of two women moving through ordinary and extraordinary moments. They share the stories of their remarkable lives as a record for their grandson Jackson. As a young woman, Rosemary Brown left Jamaica for Canada, where she would develop a notable record of public service and political engagement. Among other accomplishments, in 1972, she became the first Black woman elected to public office in Canada. Ruth Horricks-Sujir travelled to India in the 1950s, where she married Raghu Sujir and started a family. Back in Canada, she faced conservative attitudes toward her mixed marriage, widowhood and life as a single, working mother. From the warm blue waters of the Pacific and the Caribbean, to the prairie winds rippling through golden canola fields, [Leila] Sujir's poetic treatment of memory, time and place transports the viewer. History comes alive in a way that is both personal and universal."
-- National Film Board of Canada
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