Laughter in My Soul
This short documentary profiles cartoonist, painter, humorist, publisher, iconographer, and teacher Jacob Maydanyk. Part of the first wave of Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1896-1914, Maydanyk was an imaginative artist who created the beloved comic strip character Shteef Tabachniuk, a hapless and endearing galoot who became a folk hero to Ukrainian immigrants. Laughter in My Soul is a tribute to the dignity and heroism of those early pioneers and to those whose spirit lives on, to those who had laughter in their souls.
Directed by Halya Kuchmij · Written by Halya Kuchmij
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John Colicos Narrator - Myron Oryschuk Character Voices
- Doreen Brownstone Character Voices
- Brian Richardson Character Voices
- Cecil Semchyshyn Character Voices
- Lukia Skolney Character Voices
- Jacob Maydanyk Self (uncredited)
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2h 28m together
Laughter in My Soul
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A close match in mood and era.
