A new short by filmmaker Andre Anderson explores culture, politics, and resilience by featuring two prominent women in the Black Nova Scotian community.
The 22-minute “Standing Tall” film features Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard and former deputy minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage Kesa Munroe-Anderson.
Anderson says he decided to shine a spotlight on both women because they have done a lot of remarkable work.
“Dr. Kesa Munroe-Anderson is my aunt, so I got an up-close and personal vision of what she has been doing in the community, and Sen. Thomas Bernard has a lot of different accolades that I felt a lot of the youth might not have recognized,” he said during an interview on CTV Morning Live.
“I really wanted to shine a light on her story, particularly for the next generation coming up, to really get that respect and admiration.”
The film opens with Thomas Bernard speaking on her property about how she …