Juanita Peters - Member Statement

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Juanita Peters whose first feature film, 8:37 Rebirth, debuted at the Atlantic Film Festival this year. The thriller tells the story of Jared and Sergei, forever connected by a past act of violence. In the film, Peters deftly unpacks and explores the potential manifestations of trauma in her characters.

Juanita Peters is an award-winning playwright, director, actor, journalist, and documentarian, as well as the executive director of the Africville Museum. This statement could cover so much more ground, but in 60 seconds, I'll leave it there.

I ask all members of this House to join me in congratulating Dartmouth South's and Weymouth Falls's own Juanita Peters on this amazing milestone.