Black Liberators WWII tells the heroic stories of Black Canadian and Caribbean soldiers who served in the Canadian Army during World War II. These little-known war stories reveal the amazing acts of bravery and patriotism of these soldiers, all while they faced the harsh realities of racism both at home and on the battlefield.

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Building the archival  world of “Black Liberators” was a feat of true creative collaboration. To build the wall-to-wall archive that this story required, our little team brought in 45 minutes of archival material from over 50 sources. Our two- person team touched every single element of this project. 

Almost every frame was animated with visual archive, including the dramatic recreations and visual animations. That means that in addition to offering the director archival material to work with, we worked to source elements that could be manipulated by our incredible animation wizards quickly and on-budget. Navigating three streams of archival material – animations, personal, and historical – was challenging, but we created a process that worked for us and bit off each piece at a time. 

Premiered 2021
Role: Archival Researcher