Viola Desmond: Her Life and Times

Viola Desmond: Her Life and TimesMany Canadians know that Viola Desmond is the first Black, non royal woman to be featured on Canadian currency. But fewer know the details of Viola Desmonds life and legacy. In 1946, Desmond was arrested for refusing to give up her seat in a whites only section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Her singular act of courage was a catalyst in the struggle for racial equality that eventually ended segregation in Nova Scotia. Authors Graham

Peter Keough's collection covers her early success with Near Dark

this publication is richly illustrated with more than 150 stills from the motion picture and presents alternate endings

autofiction

Bonnie and Clyde

By Peter Roffman

and a richly illustrated filmography

women from all walks of life fought against sexism and racism to succeed in Hollywood as actors

Totoro fans will enjoy this delightful plush journal filled with the whimsical world of My Neighbor Totoro

Starting in early cinema with trailblazers like Making a Man of Her and Different from Others

through to his mind-bending science fiction works such as Inception (2014) and Tenet (2020)

A Short History of Film and Television

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