Skip to content
Black HistoryCollector
SearchSupport the collection

Biography · Arts & Performance

Jennifer Hodge de Silva

1951–1989

Canada

BIOGRAPHYPortrait not availableExplore the life, work and source references.
Visit the source record ↗

Biography

Jennifer Hodge de Silva (28 January 1951 – 5 May 1989) was a Canadian filmmaker. Her film, Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community, revealed tensions between and police and residents of the Jane and Finch neighbourhood of Toronto, who are mainly immigrants from Jamaica and Africa. She was the first black filmmaker to work with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

Explore Wikipedia contributors ↗

Sources & collection details

Wikipedia contributors — original record ↗

Black heritage reference ↗

Biography text · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Continue exploring Series 1

Arts, Music & Culture →Everyday Life & Community →

Explore all Series 1 cards →