| Director:
Jacques Holender
Jacques Holender's Voice of Freedom captures the voice of Ugandan
refugee Opiyo Oloya as a broadcaster, teacher and writer. It also reveals
the existence of a vibrant African culture in Toronto.
Opiyo Oloya fled Uganda for
his life in 1981, leaving behind his family and, for a while, his attachments
with all things African. Once in the strange land of Canada, changes crept
in on him slowly, whittling away at his native core.
But Oloya soon re-established
connections with his African culture. As a teacher he tells his story
to students and learns about their experiences. And hosting "Karibuni,"
an African music show on CIUT Radio in Toronto, allows him to share his
African element -- a part of himself -- with the wider Canadian audience.
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