Songs of Freedom (TV series)
| Songs of Freedom | |
|---|---|
| Genre | documentary |
| Directed by | Barbara Willis Sweete |
| Starring | Measha Brueggergosman |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Barbara Willis Sweet |
| Production company(s) | Rhombus Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | Vision TV |
| Original release | February 2 – February 27, 2015 |
Songs of Freedom is a Canadian performing arts documentary series, which aired on Vision TV in 2015.[1] Starring opera singer Measha Brueggergosman and produced to celebrate Black History Month, the series consisted of a 90-minute live concert special of Brueggergosman performing a program of African-American spiritual songs, followed by a four-part documentary series about Brueggergosman exploring her African heritage.
The series garnered four Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016.[2] It won three awards, including Direction in a Documentary Program (Barbara Willis Sweete), Editing in a Documentary Program (David New) and Sound in a Non-Fiction Program (Peter Sawade, David Rose, L. Stu Young, Lou Solakofski, Martin Gwynn Jones, Krystin Hunter and Jane Tattersall).[3]
References
- ↑ "Watch Trailer for New Feature Doc 'Songs of Freedom' (Opera Singer Measha Brueggergosman Takes a Spiritual Journey to Find Her African Roots)". Indiewire, March 24, 2015.
- ↑ "N.S.-linked shows well-represented at Canadian Screen Awards". The Chronicle-Herald, January 19, 2016.
- ↑ "“Amazing Race,” “Songs of Freedom” win at CSAs". ReelScreen, March 9, 2016.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Songs of Freedom at IMDb
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