Veronica

Canada, 1977

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Nine-year-old Veronica Makarewicz leads a double life. Born of Polish parents, she dances Polish dances, goes twice weekly to a Polish school, and talks to Polish customers in her parents’ bakery. But this film shows that she is also very Canadian.

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Credits

director

Beverly Shaffer

producer

Yuki Yoshida

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:14:13:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1977

Appears in

Children of Canada

Group of items

Children of Canada

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508876

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Children - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cultural relations

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Immigrants - Canada

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Acculturation

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Acculturation

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Canada

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children of immigrants

History → Immigrants - Canada

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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