Anglican Video production honoured
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/official8255
- Date
- 2003 May 27
- Source
- Anglican News Service
- Type
- Press release
- Text of motion
- TORONTO - May 27, 2003 -- In a gala evening event in Toronto on Saturday, May 24th [2003], Anglican Video was honoured with an award from the Canadian Corporate Television Association for the video program "Gathering at the River" (2002).
- The national video competition received hundreds of entries from across Canada: "Gathering at the River" won a Bronze Award in the "under $30,000 category".
- The video was produced by Lisa Barry for the diocese of Rupert's Land Indigenous Council. It documents an historic gathering of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Anglicans engaged in a process of healing and reconciliation.
- In her acceptance speech, Ms. Barry acknowledged all who participated in the "Sacred Circle" depicted in the video for their "honesty and courage in sharing their stories".
- "Gathering at the River", a 30-minute video, is available from the Anglican Book Centre, 600 Jarvis St., Toronto, ON M4Y 2J6 (416) 924-1332 or toll free (in Canada) 1-800-268-1168.
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- Contact: Lisa Barry, Senior Producer, Anglican Video, 416-924-9199 ext. 295; lbarry@national.anglican.ca
- Photographs of the awards ceremony are available from Becky Boucher, 416-924-9199 ext. 236; bboucher@national.anglican.ca
- Subjects
- Anglican Video
- Awards
- Gathering at the River [Video recording]
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Manitoba
- Sacred Circle
- Barry, Lisa
- Anglican Church of Canada - Residential schools
- Video recordings in religion - Anglican Church of Canada
- Video tapes in religion - Anglican Church of Canada