Maroon Films

Maroon Films Inc. is an independent production company based in Nova Scotia, Canada, specializing in documentary film production. It is the production vehicle of filmmaker, author and artist Sylvia D. Hamilton, whose work centres on African Canadian and African Nova Scotian history, culture and experience. The company's official site describes it simply as "the production company of filmmaker, author and artist, Sylvia D. Hamilton," and its About page states that it is "an independent production company specializing in documentary film production." Hamilton is a Nova Scotian filmmaker and writer known for award-winning documentary films as well as publications, public presentations and volunteer work with artistic, social and cultural organizations at local and national levels. Her films include Black Mother Black Daughter, Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia, Portia White: Think On Me (about Canadian contralto Portia White) and The Little Black School House, an exploration of Canada's segregated schools. These films have screened at festivals in Canada and abroad and have been broadcast on CBC Television, BRAVO, VISION, TVO and The Knowledge Network, and are widely used in schools and universities across Canada. Beyond film, Hamilton was a contributor to and co-editor of We're Rooted Here and They Can't Pull Us Up: Essays in African Canadian Women's History, described as the first collection of its kind published in Canada. Her poetry and essays have appeared in various Canadian publications, and her poetry collection And I Alone Escaped to Tell You was published by Gaspereau Press in 2014; in 2015 it was short-listed for the League of Canadian Poets' Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and the East Coast Literary's JM Abraham Poetry Award. She has received a Gemini, The Portia White Prize and the CBC Television Pioneer Award, among other honours, holds three honorary degrees, and held The Nancy's Chair, a Distinguished Chair in Women's Studies at Mount St. Vincent University in Halifax. She has served on and chaired many arts-related juries and was National Chair of the Women in Media Foundation. As a small independent company, Maroon Films Inc. operates as a creator-driven production house rather than a large commercial studio, with its output tied closely to Hamilton's documentary and writing practice. Its films circulate through festivals, television broadcasts and educational use, giving the company a presence in Canadian documentary and African Canadian cultural history.

Maroon Films Inc. is the production company of Sylvia D. Hamilton, a Nova Scotian filmmaker, author and artist. The company is described on its official website as "the production company of filmmaker, author and artist, Sylvia D. Hamilton," and its About page characterizes it as "an independent production company specializing in documentary film production." Its history is therefore closely intertwined with Hamilton's own career as a documentary filmmaker and writer. Hamilton is known for award-winning documentary films as well as publications, public presentations and extensive volunteer work with artistic, social and cultural organizations at local and national levels. Her films include Black Mother Black Daughter, Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia, Portia White: Think On Me — a documentary about Canadian contralto Portia White — and The Little Black School House, an exploration of Canada's segregated schools. These films have screened at festivals in Canada and abroad and have been shown on CBC Television, BRAVO, VISION, TVO and The Knowledge Network, and they are in wide use in schools and universities across Canada. In addition to her film work, Hamilton was a contributor to and co-editor of We're Rooted Here and They Can't Pull Us Up: Essays in African Canadian Women's History, described as the first collection of its kind published in Canada. Her poetry and essays have been published in a variety of Canadian publications. Her poetry collection And I Alone Escaped to Tell You was published by Gaspereau Press in 2014, and in 2015 it was short-listed for the League of Canadian Poets' Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and the East Coast Literary's JM Abraham Poetry Award. Hamilton has been widely recognized for her work with awards including a Gemini, The Portia White Prize and the CBC Television Pioneer Award, among others. She is the recipient of three honorary degrees and held The Nancy's Chair, a Distinguished Chair in Women's Studies at Mount St. Vincent University in Halifax. She has served on and chaired many arts-related juries and was the National Chair of the Women in Media Foundation. Through Maroon Films Inc., Hamilton's documentaries have reached audiences via film festivals, television broadcasts and educational distribution, contributing to the documentation and public understanding of African Canadian and African Nova Scotian history and culture.

• 2015

  And I Alone Escaped to Tell You is short-listed for the League of Canadian Poets' Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and the East Coast Literary's JM Abraham Poetry Award.

• 2014

  Sylvia D. Hamilton's poetry collection And I Alone Escaped to Tell You is published by Gaspereau Press.

Independent, creator-driven documentary production company focused on African Canadian and African Nova Scotian stories.

• Black Mother Black Daughter

• Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia

• Portia White: Think On Me

• The Little Black School House

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