Jennifer Hodge de Silva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jennifer Hodge de Silva

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1951

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 05-May-1989

Profession: documentary filmmaker

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Jennifer Hodge de Silva

  • Jennifer Hodge de Silva (28 January 1951 – 5 May 1989) was an African-Canadian filmmaker.
  • Her film, Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community, revealed tensions between and police and residents of the Jane and Finch neighbourhood of Toronto.
  • The residents were mainly immigrants from Jamaica and Africa.
  • She worked consistently with national organizations such the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
  • She was the first black filmmaker to do so.

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