Filmmaker Cheryl Foggo re-examines the story of John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in Alberta, Canada, prior to the turn of the 20th century.
Direction
Foggo blends personal essay with rigorous historical excavation.
Score
Corb Lund's original songs feel like found artifacts.
Writing
Reframes the 'strong silent cowboy' as complex, vulnerable man.
Director
Cheryl Foggo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Ware became a Calgary folk hero while his Blackness was systematically downplayed—this film premiered during 2020's racial reckoning.
Foggo discovered Ware's 1902 recorded voice in a Utah archive, fundamentally shifting how she approached his silence in historical records.
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