Episode 328: New Heritage Minute celebrates female painter who strode into No Man’s Land
If you live in Canada, you’re probably familiar with Heritage Minutes. Produced by Historica Canada, these sixty-second short films educate viewers on fascinating or little-known stories from Canada’s history. Dozens of Heritage Minutes have been released since 1991, and many of them are iconic, like “Doctor Penfield, I can smell burnt toast!” and “You never know, it might be worth something someday” and especially “Both of you know I canna read a word.” The latest short film to join the pantheon of iconic Heritage Minutes tells the story of Mary Riter Hamilton, a brave Canadian painter who ventured into No Man’s Land in the aftermath of World War One. She bore witness to the destruction and devastation, painted what she saw, and suffered mentally and physically as a result. The haunting Heritage Minute – which stars Megan Follows (AKA Anne Shirley) as Mary – was written and directed by a Vancouver-based dynamic duo, Hayley Gray and Elad Tzadok, whose previous Heritage Minute told the story of Paldi, one of the most successful multicultural communities in our history. In this fascinating episode, get to know this trailblazing but little-known artist from the first half of the 20th century, as well as the dynamic duo who stepped up to tell her story.
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RELATED LINKS
Mary Riter Hamilton Heritage Minute: https://www.historicacanada.ca/productions/minutes/heritage-minutes-mary-riter-hamilton
Paldi Heritage Minute: https://www.historicacanada.ca/productions/minutes/paldi
Wilder Penfield Heritage Minute: https://www.historicacanada.ca/productions/minutes/wilder-penfield
Viola Desmond Heritage Minute: https://www.historicacanada.ca/productions/minutes/viola-desmond
Rural Teacher Heritage Minute: https://www.historicacanada.ca/productions/minutes/rural-teacher
Superman Heritage Minute: https://www.historicacanada.ca/productions/minutes/superman
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mary-riter-hamilton
https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/11/hamilton_mr.shtml
Book: “I Can Only Paint: The Story of Battlefield Artist Mary River Hamilton” by Irene Gammel: https://www.mqup.ca/i-can-only-paint-products-9780228003915.php
https://www.hayleygrayfilm.com/
https://www.eladtzadok.com/
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CREDITS
Host and executive producer: Sabrina Rani Furminger
Editor: Simon Furminger
Producer: Paul Furminger
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Original music: Dane Deviller
