Claire Prieto

Directing

Claire Prieto

Born

1945-01-01 (81)

Place of birth

Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Known for

Directing

Credits

11 titles

Trinidadian-Canadian film director and producer.

Known for

Black Mother Black Daughter poster
8.0

Black Mother Black Daughter explores the lives and experiences of black women in Nova Scotia, their contributions to the home, the church and the community and the strengths they pass on to their daughters.

Black Mother Black Daughter

1989

No artwork available
8.5

A retrospective documentary of the life and work of Jennifer Hodge, a black filmmaker living and working in Ontario and Quebec. Film includes footage of her funeral service, her family, friends and coworkers; clips from her films; and a memorial weekend at her family's home, Innisfree.

Jennifer Hodge: The Glory and the Pain

1992

No artwork available
NR

The film follows the stories of men and women who work with steel drums in various capacities, including a steel drum tuner, university and primary school students performing on steel drums, as well as two steel drum orchestras.

Different Timbers

1980

No artwork available
7.0

Features pregnant mothers Marsha Baker, Shaheera Bieber and pregnant couple Claire Prieto and Roger McTair. Also included in the footage are interviews with Dr. J.E. Milligan of the Toronto Women College Hospital and a fitness classes for pregnant women at the Toronto Women's Club.

It's Not an Illness

1979

No artwork available
NR

The film explores issues of racism in daycare and early education. Includes footage of children of diverse backgrounds in daycare, elementary school, on playgrounds, and interviews with education workers, parents and experts.

Children Are Not the Problem

1991

Older, Stronger, Wiser poster
NR

In this short documentary, five black women talk about their lives in rural and urban Canada between the 1920s and 1950s. What emerges is a unique history of Canada’s black people and the legacy of their community elders. Produced by the NFB’s iconic Studio D.

Older, Stronger, Wiser

1989

Film credits

Behind the camera

Black Mother Black Daughter poster
8.0

Black Mother Black Daughter explores the lives and experiences of black women in Nova Scotia, their contributions to the home, the church and the community and the strengths they pass on to their daughters.

Black Mother Black Daughter

1989

No artwork available
8.5

A retrospective documentary of the life and work of Jennifer Hodge, a black filmmaker living and working in Ontario and Quebec. Film includes footage of her funeral service, her family, friends and coworkers; clips from her films; and a memorial weekend at her family's home, Innisfree.

Jennifer Hodge: The Glory and the Pain

1992

No artwork available
NR

The film follows the stories of men and women who work with steel drums in various capacities, including a steel drum tuner, university and primary school students performing on steel drums, as well as two steel drum orchestras.

Different Timbers

1980

No artwork available
7.0

Features pregnant mothers Marsha Baker, Shaheera Bieber and pregnant couple Claire Prieto and Roger McTair. Also included in the footage are interviews with Dr. J.E. Milligan of the Toronto Women College Hospital and a fitness classes for pregnant women at the Toronto Women's Club.

It's Not an Illness

1979

No artwork available
NR

The film explores issues of racism in daycare and early education. Includes footage of children of diverse backgrounds in daycare, elementary school, on playgrounds, and interviews with education workers, parents and experts.

Children Are Not the Problem

1991

Older, Stronger, Wiser poster
NR

In this short documentary, five black women talk about their lives in rural and urban Canada between the 1920s and 1950s. What emerges is a unique history of Canada’s black people and the legacy of their community elders. Produced by the NFB’s iconic Studio D.

Older, Stronger, Wiser

1989

No artwork available
NR

North Buxton, near Chatham, Ontario, has been a black settlement since the middle of the last century, when it was one of the destinations of escaped slaves traveling north on the Underground Railroad. Prieto and McTair went to Buxton to record one year's 'homecoming,' and came back with a celebratory reminder of the long history blacks have had in Canada. -- Images Festival

Home to Buxton

1987

No artwork available
NR

North Buxton, near Chatham, Ontario, has been a black settlement since the middle of the last century, when it was one of the destinations of escaped slaves traveling north on the Underground Railroad. Prieto and McTair went to Buxton to record one year's 'homecoming,' and came back with a celebratory reminder of the long history blacks have had in Canada. -- Images Festival

Home to Buxton

1987

Some Black Women poster
NR

This documentary explores the state of black women's roles and lives in Canada during the 1970s.

Some Black Women

1975