Joe

Haras, Jill. (Added Author). Mankuma, Blu. (Added Author). National Film Board of Canada (Added Author). British Columbia Arts Council. (Added Author). Blu Mankuma (voice of Joe Fortes). (Cast).

Summary: An animated short produced through cut-outs and computer animation presenting a celebration of the life of Joe Fortes, a beloved figure in Vancouver in the early 1900s. An immigrant from Barbados he loved the water and taught two generations of Canadians how to swim but most importantly, Joe left a legacy of acts of kindness and generosity.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videocassette
1 videocassette (ca. 9 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Publisher: Montréal, Qué : National Film Board of Canada, c2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from cassette.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Executive producer, Svend-Erik Eriksen ; producer, George Johnson ; composer, John Sereda ; editor, Jill Haras.
Participant or Performer Note:	Blu Mankuma (voice of Joe Fortes).
System Details Note:	VHS.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, classroom, library. Restrictions: no ILL.
Language Note:	Closed captioned.