Songs of Freedom | |
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Genre | documentary |
Directed by | Barbara Willis Sweete |
Starring | Measha Brueggergosman |
Country of origin | Canada |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Production | |
Producer | Barbara Willis Sweet |
Production company | Rhombus Media |
Original release | |
Network | Vision TV |
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' title takes its name from the lyrics of Bob Marley's single, " Redemption Song".
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]
Songs of Freedom | |
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Genre | documentary |
Directed by | Barbara Willis Sweete |
Starring | Measha Brueggergosman |
Country of origin | Canada |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Production | |
Producer | Barbara Willis Sweet |
Production company | Rhombus Media |
Original release | |
Network | Vision TV |
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' title takes its name from the lyrics of Bob Marley's single, " Redemption Song".
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]