Short Hymn, Silent War

Short Hymn, Silent War is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Charles Officer and released in 2002.[1] The film centres on four Black Canadian women coping with an epidemic of gun violence in their community.

Short Hymn, Silent War
Directed byCharles Officer
Produced byKate Kung
Sandy Reimer
Written byCharles Officer
Tamai Kobayashi
StarringNgozi Paul
Mpho Koaho
Karen Robinson
CinematographyRion Gonzales
Edited byIan Gardner
Production
company
Distributed byMongrel Media
Release date
2002
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film's cast includes Ngozi Paul, Mpho Koaho, Karen Robinson, Robert B. Kennedy, Bobby Manning, Ashley Archer, Elizabeth Vida and Mary Wright.

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 24th Genie Awards.[2]

The film was later distributed as a bonus feature on the DVD release of Officer's feature film Nurse.Fighter.Boy.[3]

References

  1. "The movies are Iced In Black ; 24 films deal with black experience Focus on arts in this year's line-up". Toronto Star, January 31, 2003.
  2. "24th Annual Genie Award Nominations Announced". Canada NewsWire, March 16, 2004.
  3. Bruce Kirkland, "Nurse. Fighter. Boy. Gem.". Ottawa Sun, June 12, 2009.


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