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Claire Prieto (born 1945) is a Canadian film director and producer, known as one of the first black filmmakers in Canada. Along with Roger McTair, Prieto was a partner in the Toronto-based production company, Prieto-McTair Productions, which operated from 1982 to 2007.
Jan 25, 2024 · Claire Prieto: Director, Producer and Mentor/Activist. The work of TV and film producer, director and distributor Clarie Prieto was vital to the emergence and growth of Black Canadian cinema.
Clarie Prieto is a Trinidadian-Canadian TV and film producer, director and distributor whose work was vital to the birth and growth of Black Canadian cinema. Her films focus on Black history and culture and the experiences of Black Canadian women.
Feb 5, 2024 · Claire Prieto, Roger McTair, and Jennifer Hodge de Silva all made their mark on Canadian cinema as leading directorial figures, putting a camera to perspectives which were seldom seen at the time, and are as important as ever today.
Together with Claire Prieto, one of Canada’s first Black filmmakers, they made the 1989 documentary Black Mother Black Daughter. Narrated by Hamilton, she explores the history of Black Nova Scotia through the lineage of women descending from the Black Loyalists and slaves that came over in the 1800s.
Black Mother Black Daughter. Filmmakers Sylvia Hanilton and Claire Prieto explore the lives and experiences of African Canadian women in Nova Scotia, their contributions to home, church and ...
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