Claire Prieto

Black Mother Black Daughter

Claire Prieto, Sylvia Hamilton

Sylvia Hamilton

Black Mother Black Daughter explores the lives and experiences of black women in Nova Scotia, their contributions to the home, the church and the community and the strengths they pass on to their daughters.

Home to Buxton

Roger McTair, Claire Prieto

North Buxton, near Chatham, Ontario, has been a black settlement since the middle of the last century, when it was one of the destinations of escaped slaves traveling north on the Underground Railroad. Prieto and McTair went to Buxton to record one year's 'homecoming,' and came back with a celebratory reminder of the long history blacks have had in Canada. -- Images Festival

Different Timbers

Roger McTair

Claire Prieto

The film follows the stories of men and women who work with steel drums in various capacities, including a steel drum tuner, university and primary school students performing on steel drums, as well as two steel drum orchestras.

Some Black Women

Roger McTair

Claire Prieto

This documentary explores the state of black women's roles and lives in Canada during the 1970s.

Older, Stronger, Wiser

Claire Prieto

Marva Jackson Lord

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.