Laughter in My Soul (1983)
This short documentary profiles cartoonist, painter, humorist, publisher, iconographer, and teacher Jacob Maydanyk. Part of the first wave of Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1896-1914, Maydanyk was an imaginative artist who created the beloved comic strip character Shteef Tabachniuk, a hapless and endearing galoot who became a folk hero to Ukrainian immigrants. Laughter in My Soul is a tribute to the dignity and heroism of those early pioneers and to those whose spirit lives on, to those who had laughter in their souls.
Director: Halya Kuchmij
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John Colicos as Narrator |
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Myron Oryschuk as Character Voices |
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Doreen Brownstone as Character Voices |
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Brian Richardson as Character Voices |
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Cecil Semchyshyn as Character Voices |
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Lukia Skolney as Character Voices |
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Jacob Maydanyk as Self (uncredited) |
| Directing | Halya Kuchmij | Director |
| Writing | Halya Kuchmij | Writer |
| Production | Wolf Koenig | Producer |
| Production | Halya Kuchmij | Producer |
| Production | Roman Kroitor | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Verrall | Executive Producer |
| Visual Effects | Robert Doucet | Animation |
| Sound | André Galbrand | Sound Editor |
