Black Soul

Chartrand, Martine, (film director.). Leduc, Yves, (film producer.). Hébert, Pierre, (film producer.). Jean, Marcel, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: BLACK SOUL is an exhilarating immersion into the heart of Black culture via a whirlwind voyage through the defining moments of Black History. As an old lady initiates her grandson into his past, a series of perpetually transforming images painted directly under the animation camera unfolds before our eyes. In a mesmerizing swirl of light and colour, the boy traces his ancestry to mighty Pharaohs, and to valiant kings whose praises are sung by a griot beneath the baobab tree. Suddenly, the beating of drums conjures forth the slave market and far-flung exile. At long last, rocked by the rhythms of gospel and jazz, the boy makes his way from the lush Caribbean to the snows of the Americas. A film without words.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (9 min., 47 sec.) : sound
remote
access
Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2008.
Copyright: ©2000

Content descriptions

General Note:	Technical note:.Painting on glass. Agency - French program:.Animation/Youth Studio.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Direction, Martine Chartrand ; script, Martine Chartrand ; animation, Martine Chartrand ; camera, Martine Chartrand ; picture editing, Fernand Bélanger ; sound editing, Fernand Bélanger ; original music, Oliver Jones, Lilison T.S. Cordeiro ; recording, Diane Carrière ; foley artist, Jérôme Décarie ; sound engineer, Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher, Benoît Leduc ; music recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; re-recording, Serge Boivin, Jean Paul Vialard ; special consultant, Paul Fehmiu-Brown ; storyboard consultant, Pierre Sylvestre ; producer, Yves Leduc, Pierre Hébert, Marcel Jean.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2000.
Target Audience Note:	12-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Best Animation Short Film (ExAequo), 2002 Chris Statuette - Category: Arts, 2001 Crystal Heart Award - with a cash prize of 2,500$US, 2001 National Film Board of Canada Prize for Best Animation (all ages) by Youth Jury, 2002 Black Maria Juror's Choice - with a cash prize 225$US, 2002 Gold Special Jury Award - Film and Video Production / Category: The Arts / Cultural, 2002 Jury Kazoo d'Or - with a cash prize of 500$US, 2003 Chantal-Lapaire Award given by Tele-Quebec (ex aequo with Speakers for the dead by David Sutherland and Jennifer Holnes) - with a cash prize of 1,000$ (500,00$ each winner), 2001 Honorable Mention - Category: Human Development Across the Life Span, 2001 Golden Bear - Category: Short Film, 2001 Special Commendation - Technical Achievement for Craft and Sound, 2002 Best Animated Short, 2002 Second Place, Animation, 2002 Jury Mention to the Best Animation, 2002 First OCIC Award - Film with the most human values, 2002 Jury Award, 2001 Special Commendation given by the Ecumenical Jury, 2001 Process Award for Visual Excellence - with a cash prize 500$US, 2002 Award for Best Short Film, 2002 Certificate of Merit - Division Film and Video - Category: Animation, 2002 Best Film Fine Arts Discpline, 2002 Best Animated Short Award, 2002
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).