CinemaOSMovie · 1983 · 0h 27m

Laughter in My Soul

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This short documentary profiles cartoonist, painter, humorist, publisher, iconographer, and teacher Jacob Maydanyk. Part of the first wave of Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1896-1914, Maydanyk was an imaginative artist who created the beloved comic strip character Shteef Tabachniuk, a hapless and endearing galoot who became a folk hero to Ukrainian immigrants. Laughter in My Soul is a tribute to the dignity and heroism of those early pioneers and to those whose spirit lives on, to those who had laughter in their souls.

Directed byHalya Kuchmij

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 27m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1983
Studios
ONF | NFB

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
John Colicos

John Colicos

Narrator

Myron Oryschuk

Character Voices

Doreen Brownstone

Character Voices

Brian Richardson

Character Voices

Cecil Semchyshyn

Character Voices

Lukia Skolney

Character Voices

Jacob Maydanyk

Self (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Halya Kuchmij
Halya Kuchmij
Written by
Halya Kuchmij
Halya Kuchmij
Produced by
Wolf Koenig
Wolf Koenig
Halya Kuchmij
Halya Kuchmij

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