CHANNEL CANADA :: New three-part documentary tells the story of Canadians at war and at home during WWII

New three-part documentary tells the story of Canadians at war and at home during WWII
Posted on Monday, January 03, 2005 - 08:29 PM
CANADA’S WAR IN COLOUR is a three-part documentary series telling the compelling story of Canadians, at war and at home, during the Second World War through the exclusive use of newly-discovered colour movie footage, letters and diaries. Much of this footage has lain unseen for decades in the storage rooms of the world’s great archives and in the private home movie collections of ordinary Canadians across the country-until now. CANADA’S WAR IN COLOUR begins Tuesday, Jan. 11 with Rumours of War, continues Tuesday, Jan. 18 with Call To Duty and concludes Tuesday, Jan. 25 with Victory and Beyond-all airing at 8 p.m. on CBC Television. Rumours of War Across the country, Canadians respond to the announcement of war. With home movie cameras in hand, some chronicle the business of training, while families prepare to say goodbye to fathers and sons. Previously unseen footage of the 48th Highlanders shows men known as the ‘glamour boys’ passing time onboard ship, playing impromptu games on deck. In England, home movie footage shows the devastation of the Blitz. Back in Canada, families open their homes to youngsters from England-the ‘guest children.’ Meanwhile, in Asia and the Pacific, a battle is brewing that would eventually make this truly a ‘world’ war. Call To Duty Episode Two looks at the war efforts of Canadians both at home and overseas. Candid footage shows soldiers being trained to protect Canada from a possible Japanese attack. In B.C., Japanese Canadians are forced to leave their homes and are placed in internment camps. Americans construct the Alaska Highway. Amateur movies taken in China show the work of the Quakers, conscientious objectors who work in local hospitals. In Canada, thousands go to work in wartime factories-women take on jobs traditionally done by men, while some women enlist and join the men overseas. Victory and Beyond This episode celebrates the role of Canadians in the eventual defeat of the Nazis. Other footage shows Canadians in the Italian campaign. On May 8, 1945, the news the world had hoped for comes. Two months later, the war is truly over. Home movie footage celebrates families newly reunited, although forever changed. In towns and cities across the country, memorials are held for the loved and the lost. CANADA’S WAR IN COLOUR is produced by YAP Films. Executive producers are Elliott Halpern and Pauline Duffy. Supervising producer is Nataline Rodrigues; series producer/director is Karen Shopsowitz. Marie Natanson is executive producer of independent documentaries for CBC.
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