Written by GEORGE ELLIOTT CLARKEDirected by CLEMENT VIRGO.  One of the first Nationally televised Canadian features to be written and directed by African Canadians and sporting an almost exclusively Black Cast, One Heart Broken Into Song is a rich poetic and very sensual story of two young lovers, Lyla Cromwell (Linette Robinson) and Hank Johnson (Rainbow Francks) who escape from rural Nova Scotia during the deepest recesses of the Depression only to find a dead end in the legendary village of Africville…

Movie of the Week – 1999. Broadcaster CBC. 35mm

Winner of the Biarritz International Festival for Best Music (Paul Cram), Gemini Nominations for best performance in a supporting role (Arden Bess), Best Production Design (Stepen Osler, Darlene Lewis), Best TV movie or Dramatic feature (Terry Greenlaw, William D. MacGillivray), Best overall Sound (Orest Sushko, Jim Rillie, Alex Salter, Lou Solakofski), Best Performance in a leading Role (Rainbow Franks), Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series (George Elliott Clarke).