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Dear Jackie unfolds as an intimate correspondence with Jackie Robinson, a baseball player who became a prominent civil rights activist in the United States, contrasting the milestones of his time in Montreal with the actual experience of the black community revealed in powerful moments of truth. 

SYNOPSIS

Baseball legend Jackie Robinson's short stay in Montreal is a pretext for telling the story of ordinary citizens of Little Burgundy, Montreal's first black community, known throughout North America as the Harlem of the North. Shot in black and white, Dear Jackie unfolds as an intimate correspondence with Jackie Robinson, who became a prominent civil rights activist in the United States, contrasting the milestones of his time in Montreal with the real-life experience of the black community.

Theme(s): , Culture, Human Rights, Racism, Social struggle

DETAILS

Director | , Henri Pardo
Year | , 2021
Country | , Québec
Duration | 90 minutes
Original language | , English, French
Subtitles | , French
Image | Abadhir Vanessa, Alex Margineanu
Sound | Benoît Dame, Catherine Van Der Donckt, Lynne Trepanier, Stéphane Barsalou
Music | Ramachandra Borcar
Editing | Dominique Sicotte
Narration | Henri Pardo

DIRECTOR

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Henri Pardo

SEE COMPLETE PROFILE

Born in New Brunswick of Haitian parents, Henri Pardo is a Quebec director, screenwriter, actor, editor and creator-producer. His twelve years of experience after graduating from the Institut National de l'Image et du Son have allowed him to realize ambitious projects: feature films, short films and documentary series. With MAtv, a partner of Quebecor, he has developed content that is essential to the promotion of Montreal entrepreneurs. It was with the documentary series Black Wealth Matters that Henri was able to capitalize on all his many entrepreneurial talents. He recently directed the unique documentary Afro-prosperit for Radio-Canada. He is constantly promoting businessmen and women, researchers, activists, entrepreneurs and artists by drawing attention to the techniques they use to increase prosperity in the Black community in the Montreal area.

CAREER

RIDM, November 2021 - World Premiere
DOXA Documentary Film Festival, May 2022 - BC premiere
St. Louis DOCS, May 2022 - Senegalese premiere
Hamilton Black Film Festival, May 2022 - Hamilton premiere
Calgary Black Film Festival, May 2022 - Alberta premiere

PAST SCREENINGS

SCREENING 1

13 July 2022 at 21h00

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SCREENING 2

4 August 2022 at 20h45

Parc Molson

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