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'John Ware Reclaimed' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Cheryl Foggo and released in 2020.[Eric Volmers, [https://www.nugget.ca/entertainment/movies/finding-john-ware-documentary-separates-the-man-from-the-myth/wcm/c68176ae-82d4-420e-86db-9d3679c45197 "Finding John Ware: Documentary separates the man from the myth"]. 'North Bay Nugget', September 22, 2020.] The film profiles John Ware, an African American man who moved to Alberta in the 1880s and became one of the province's first significant ranchers.[Omayra Issa, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/john-ware-documentary-black-prairie-cowboy-history-1.5732635 "Documentarian with Sask. roots works to reclaim myth of John Ware, the Black Prairie cowboy"]. CBC News, September 23, 2020.]
Made for the National Film Board of Canada, the film blends a portrait of her own contemporary investigation into Ware's history with animation, music and historical reenactments in which Ware is portrayed by actor Fred Whitfield.[
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The film premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival on September 24, 2020, and was subsequently screened at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival.[Stephen Tipper, [https://www.thewhig.com/news/local-news/new-john-ware-documentary-debuts-at-calgary-international-film-festival/wcm/12b3660a-c24e-49a1-ba8f-54749d2de2a6 "New John Ware documentary debuts at Calgary International Film Festival"]. 'Kingston Whig-Standard', September 24, 2020.]
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