THE M-WORD
The M-Word
(2007) Length 00:47:30
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CANADA'S MULTICULTURALISM: A Work In Progress
Canada is the first country in the world to have an official multiculturalism policy, which is now over three decades old. Most people think that multiculturalism is a well entrenched principle in this country. Yet, at the first sign of disquiet in any part of the world, Canada’s Multiculturalism policy is called into question.
This hot-button issue is confronted head-on in this riveting documentary.
The film records the history of various immigrant groups who are not officially recognized in history books. It also interviews a number of prominent Canadians to take the pulse of multiculturalism today, including Toronto Star Columnist Haroon Siddiqui, Strategic Counsel chair Allan Gregg, Aboriginal lawyer and stand-up comic Candy Palmater, Jack Jedwab, General Director, Association for Canadian Studies, and South Asian Legal Clinic Executive Director - Uzma Shakir.
Their wide-ranging points of view explore the questions:
Can the word ‘diversity’ replace ‘multiculturalism’?
Is it just a word or a principle which determines how Canadians relate to one another?
FILM CREDITS
Produced and Directed by:
Lalita Krishna
Producer:
Ben Viccari
Writer:
Lalita Krishna
Ben Viccari
Researcher:
Arlene Moscovitch
Narrator:
Andria Barrett
Director of Photography:
Zoe Dirse
Additional Camera:
Monica Guddat
German Gutierrez
Sound Recordists:
Mike Filippov
Margus Jukkum
Additional Sound:
Steve Outhit
Peter Sawade
Rod Kraft
Paulo Castro-Lopes
Editor:
Warren Chinn
Graphics:
Mark Alberts
Music Composed by:
Andrew Thomson
Production Co-ordinator:
Julia Chan
Karen Suzuki
Business Affairs:
Del Mehes
Still Photographs:
Multicultural History Society of Ontario
Pier 21
Stock Shots
National Film Board of Canada
CBC Archives
CTV Archives
OMNI Television
Audio Mixer
Sean Karp
Post Production Facilities:
Triangle Studios
Karp ADM Studios
Locations:
Stayner’s Wharf, Halifax
Thai Dish Restaurant, Toronto
McGill University, Montreal
Special Thanks to:
Ali Kazimi for ‘Continuous Journey’
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto
Micmac Native Friendship Centre, Halifax
Orest Dubas for ‘Ukraninan Catholic Church opening’
Pier 21, Halifax
Vicki Karpiak
Produced In Association with:
OMNI Television
For Rogers:
Malcolm Dunlop
Paritosh Mehta
Lisa Warner
Madeline Ziniak
Made possible with 100% funding from the
OMNI Television Independent Producers Initiative
And the financial participation of
The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
The Government of Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit
THIRD ELEMENT PRODUCTIONS