Lost dreams

DVD 1999

Kateryna Ewanchuck, a young Ukrainian in Manitoba, reflects on the oppression her people faced as immigrants to Canada. Having watched her father's dream of owning a farm slip away due to discrimination and hard times, Kateryna takes on the fight for social justice, participating in the One Big Union and the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.

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Frontier and pioneer life Manitoba

General Strike, Winnipeg, Man., 1919

Labor movement Canada

Labor unions Manitoba Winnipeg History

One Big Union Canada History

Ukrainians Manitoba History

World War, 1914-1918 Manitoba Winnipeg

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At the heart of the 20th century

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Description:

1 videodisc (6 min.) : sound, color; 12 cm
monochrome
digital
optical
video file
DVD video

Notes:

Part of a series of short videos about ordinary people caught in the sweep of major events in Canada's part. Each focuses on a fictional character who offers personal perspectives based on facts, as black and white archival stills and film images capture the spirit of the times
Closed captioned. A decoder is required
"A National Film Board of Canada production."
Written and directed by Daniel Frenette ; editor, Claude Palardy ; producer, Pierre Lapointe ; executive producer, David Verrall
Narrator, Eramelinda Boquer

Control Number:

524353

Other Authors:

Boquer, Eramelinda
Frenette, Daniel
Lapointe, Pierre
National Film Board of Canada
Palardy, Claude
Verrall, David

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