Synopsis
Josh Crooks is a young, gifted African-Canadian hockey player in an overwhelmingly white sport. In its intimate story of transgenerational identity, Ice Breakers reveals the buried history of how Black athletes helped pioneer modern hockey, as Crooks discovers that his passion is tied to a remarkable heritage.
One-liner
Through the present-day journey of a gifted young hockey player, Ice Breakers uncovers the buried history of how Black athletes helped pioneer modern hockey.
Five Black hockey players or coaches have been inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame:
Bill Riley – Amherst
Art Dorrington – Truro
Stan “Chook” Maxwell – Truro
Dwight Lucas – Dartmouth
John Paris Jr. – Windsor
The NSSHF is committed to bringing to light the history of the Coloured Hockey League and ensuring that its founders, coaches and players are properly recognized.
Written and Directed by
SANDI RANKADUWA
Director of Photography
ANDREW MACCORMACK
Edited by
MILLEFIORE CLARKES
Sound Design by
JUDITH GRUBER-STITZER
Music by
JEFF JOHNSTON
Produced by
ROHAN FERNANDO
Sound Recordist
ANDREW RILLIE
Additional Sound
YALITSA RIDEN
Drone Services
SKYLINE STUDIO
Grip
KEITH MITCHELL
Production Assistant
ERICA MEUS-SAUNDERS
Researcher
SANDI RANKADUWA
Consultants
RICARDO ACOSTA
ANDREW MACCORMACK
Transcriptionist
LISA CLARKE
Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizers
JEFF JOHNSTON
Cello
SHEILA HANNIGAN
“A Cappella”
Written & composed by ASHTON SIMMONDS and JORDAN EVANS
Performed by DANIEL CAESAR
Courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing and
Golden Child Recordings
Visual and Sound Archives Courtesy of
CROOKS FAMILY
GOLDEN CHILD RECORDINGS
NOVA SCOTIA ARCHIVES
SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING
STRYKER-INDIGO NEW YORK
Production Supervisor
ROZ POWER
Technical Coordinators
DANIEL LORD
CHRISTOPHER MACINTOSH
On-line Colourist
DOUG WOODS
902 POST INC.
Assistant On-line Editor
ROBERT CARRIGAN
Title Design
ROBERT CARRIGAN
Re-Recording
ISABELLE LUSSIER
Music Mixer
PIERRE YVES DRAPEAU
Foley Artist
KARLA BAUMGARDNER
Dialogue Editor
SANDY PINTEUS
Digital Editing Technicians
PIERRE DUPONT
ISABELLE PAINCHAUD
PATRICK TRAHAN
Sound Technician
BERNARD BELLEY
Senior Production Coordinator
CHERYL MURGATROYD
Studio Administrators
CAMILA BLOS
LESLIE ANNE POYNTZ
Marketing Manager
JOHANNA LESSARD
Marketing Coordinator
JOLÈNE LESSARD
Publicist
PATRICIA DILLON-MOORE
Legal Counsel
PETER KALLIANIOTIS
Executive Producer Quebec & Atlantic Studio
ANNETTE CLARKE
Executive Director English Program
MICHELLE VAN BEUSEKOM
Part of the RE-IMAGINING NOVA SCOTIA shorts series