Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete Country of origin Canada No. of episodes 5 First episode date 2 February 2015 Number of seasons 1 Genre Documentary film | No. of seasons 1 Producer(s) Barbara Willis Sweet Final episode date 27 February 2015 Number of episodes 5 | |
Songs of freedom
Songs of Freedom is a Canadian performing arts documentary series, which aired on Vision TV in 2015. Starring opera singer Measha Brueggergosman and produced to celebrate Black History Month, the series consisted of a 90-minute live concert special of Brueggergosman performing a program of African-American spiritual songs, followed by a four-part documentary series about Brueggergosman exploring her African heritage.
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The series garnered four Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016. It won three awards, including Direction in a Documentary Program (Barbara Willis Sweete), Editing in a Documentary Program (David New) and Sound in a Non-Fiction Program (Peter Sawade, David Rose, L. Stu Young, Lou Solakofski, Martin Gwynn Jones, Krystin Hunter and Jane Tattersall).