McTair documented their struggles in a series of groundbreaking films, which told the stories of civil rights heroes, examined the roles of women and painted portraits of communities
Roger McTair made an indelible contribution to his adopted home, documenting the lives and struggles of Black Canadians in a series of groundbreaking films, as well as writing poetry, columns and short fiction, and influencing countless young people as a professor.
Conrad Oliver McTair Jr. was born on Oct. 7, 1943, in Port of Spain, on the island of Trinidad. His father, Conrad Oliver McTair Sr., was a police officer. His mother, Nora Eleutha Rogers died when he was 10. He and his four younger sisters were raised largely by Naomi Rogers, their mother’s sister. Known first as “Jr.”, the boy adopted the name Roger by the time he was 12.
Mr. McTair had been working as a copywriter in Trinidad and Tobago. In Toronto he embarked on film studies and graduated from Ryerson Polytechnic Institute in 1976. He later garnered a certificate in Television Production from Ryerson and took additional credits in Greek history and English literature at the University of Toronto.
Ms. Deverell, a Governor-General’s Award recipient and chancellor of Lakehead University, emphasized the impact of Mr. McTair’s films. “was one of Vision’s first acquisitions. I am struck that I am still recommending it to people 35 years later.” “He insisted on the necessity of good storytelling,” Mr. Jones said, “Because he was a Black man he was symbol of inclusion and diverse perspective at a time he was one of the few Black faculty members. He was proud of his background and ethnicity. He didn’t shy away from it.”
Mr. Kamau Prieto-McTair said the film would have touched on aspects of his father’s life, including his left-leaning political views and “living through the Civil Rights era, having a son, living in a world that isn’t necessarily built for you … what all that means coming from a small country like Trinidad . Some projects faded. That project never left him.”
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