Errol Williams

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Errol Williams

Born October 30, 1951 · Wakapoa Mission, Guyana

Died July 14, 2007 · aged 55

Errol Williams was a pioneer filmmaker who was introduced to filmmaking at the New Brunswick Film Co-op in the late 1980's. His dramatic and documentary films were screened at festivals around the world, and his international success helped shine a spotlight on the NB Film Co-op. He had a particular gift for documentary filmmaking and after his successful production of Echoes in the Rink: The Will…

Known For

Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree StoryEchoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story · 1998
Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story
8.01998
MovieDocumentary
Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O'Ree Story is a documentary on the triumphal life story of the first Black player in the National Hockey League. Like Jackie Robinson in professional baseball, O'Ree faced many obstacles to achieving his dream; but unlike Robinson, his achievement would go unnoticed for forty years.
When Voices Rise...When Voices Rise... · 2002
When Voices Rise...
10.02002
MovieDocumentary
"When Voices Rise..." tells the important, but little-known story of dismantling segregation in the polite society that was Bermuda in the 1950s. Working in secret, the Progressive Group organized the 1959 Theatre Boycott to end segregation in movie theatres in Hamilton. Context is provided by those who protested against segregation and the limited franchise earlier in Bermuda by authoring a "Secret Document" that analyzed the social problems of the island. The film also features a rare interview conducted in London, England with Kingsley Tweed-a powerful, public figure during the boycott that changed the island forever. -- Chris Campbell
Parable in Black and WhiteParable in Black and White · 1994
Parable in Black and White
1994
MovieDrama
A Parable in Black and White examines the nature and breadth of prejudice as seen through the eyes of two hobos, one black and the other white. What happens while they are out on a walk one day leads to an understanding that despite our differences, we are all human.

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