Older, Stronger, Wiser (1989)
In this short documentary, five black women talk about their lives in rural and urban Canada between the 1920s and 1950s. What emerges is a unique history of Canada’s black people and the legacy of their community elders. Produced by the NFB’s iconic Studio D.
Director: Claire Prieto
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Marva Jackson Lord as Narrator (voice) |
| Sound | Shelley Craig | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Faith Nolan | Music |
| Sound | Diane Carrière | Sound |
| Sound | Clare Bambrough | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Peter Sawade | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Lana Lovell | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Dionne Brand | Researcher |
| Directing | Dionne Brand | Assistant Director |
| Production | Claire Prieto | Researcher |
| Sound | Peter Clements | Sound Assistant |
| Lighting | Jan Madlener | Electrician |
| Camera | Cheryl Crawley | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Véronique Lehouck | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | David Lee | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Noelle Richardson | Researcher |
| Camera | Durwin Partridge | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Deborah Parks | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Lynnie Johnston | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Roger McTair | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Diane Le Floc'h | Music Editor |
| Camera | Mitch Ness | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Gisèle Guilbault | Unit Manager |
| Sound | John Whynot | Music Coordinator |
| Crew | Lana Lovell | Post Production Assistant |
| Production | Rina Fraticelli | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ginny Stikeman | Producer |
| Directing | Claire Prieto | Director |
| Writing | Dionne Brand | Writer |
| Editing | Ginny Stikeman | Editor |
| Camera | Joan Hutton | Director of Photography |