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Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave

Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave

2010-08-31
  • Documentary
  • , Drama
52 minutes

Investigating slavery in Canada through the story of Marie-Josèphe Angélique, a Black slave accused of burning Montreal in 1734. After an epic trial, this untameable slave is tortured and sentenced to death. But was she really guilty of this crime or was she the victim of a bigger conspiracy? Why this voluntary amnesia about this unknown page of Canadian history?

Ayana O'ShunDirector
Bianca BellangeWriter
Ayana O'ShunWriter

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Ayana O'Shun

Ayana O'Shun

Angelique

Franck Sylvestre

Franck Sylvestre

Nicolas Germain-Marchand

Sonia Gadbois

Sounia Balha

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