Laughter in My Soul
This short documentary profiles cartoonist, painter, humorist, publisher, iconographer, and teacher Jacob Maydanyk. Part of the first wave of Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1896-1914, Maydanyk was an imaginative artist who created the beloved comic strip character Shteef Tabachniuk, a hapless and endearing galoot who became a folk hero to Ukrainian immigrants. Laughter in My Soul is a tribute to the dignity and heroism of those early pioneers and to those whose spirit lives on, to those who had laughter in their souls.
Director: Halya Kuchmij
Writer: Halya Kuchmij
Cast
John Colicos
Narrator
Myron Oryschuk
Character Voices
Doreen Brownstone
Character Voices
Brian Richardson
Character Voices
Cecil Semchyshyn
Character Voices
Lukia Skolney
Character Voices
Jacob Maydanyk
Self (uncredited)
