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Laughter in My Soul (1983)

★ 10.0/10 27 min Documentary Canada English
Director: Halya Kuchmij
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

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)

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