Combining archival photographs and film footage with first hand oral accounts of people and events,
A CANADIAN WAR STORY, pays dramatic tribute to the Ukrainian Canadian military personnel who contributed to the Allied victory in World War I. Ukrainians enlisted in great numbers to fight for Canada. The Ukrainian enlistment percentage was the highest of any ethnic group outside of the British.
According to Royal Canadian Air Force pilot, Joe Romanow, the Ukrainians' sacrifice in the War garnered them respect and prestige and "finally gave them the prerogative of being recognized as real Canadians". Joe continued his military service after the war and became the first person of Ukrainian descent to achieve the rank of Brigadier-General.
Spanning continents and generations, the film recounts the remarkable Ukrainian Canadian coming of age journey from Eastern Europe to Canada to the battlefields of Europe and Asia.
Written, directed and narrated by JOHN PASKIEVICH. Editor JEFF-MCKAY. Music composed and performed by CESAR REQUENA RAMOS.
Sound editing and mix by HOWARD RISSIN. Online editor and colourist JACK LAUDER. Visual archival research by KRISTINA HOWARD and JUDY RUZYLO.
Film committee members: Captain (Ret’d) ANDRE SOCHANIWSKY CD, JARS BALAN, JURIJ DAREWYCH, ANDRIJ MAKUCH, YURIJ (GEORGE) SERHIJCHUK, OKSANA ZAKYDALSKY.
UKRAINIAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Made with the generous financial support of the UKRAINIAN CANADIAN VETERANS FUND.
Produced by the UKRAINIAN CANADIAN RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE (UCRDC), 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2H4, Canada, telephone (416) 966-1819, email: office@ucrdc.org)
Runtime: 60 min
Subtitles: None
Language: English
Copyright 2020 10852686 Canada Centre
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