The Light at the End of the Tunnel
The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a documentary that
explores the deeply personal stories of individuals living in the Southwestern
Ontario region during the 1800’s. We began this journey in January 2013, when
Steve Charles (director, producer) discovered that an Escaped Slave Chapel built
in 1848 in London, Ontario, needed to be moved from its original location to
where the congregation now resides, a few blocks down the road. He quickly
joined forces with filmmaker Mark Drewe (director, producer) to tell a unique
historical story. What began as a simple documentary that was focused on the
move of the Chapel itself, rapidly grew into a series of compelling stories
about one of the first areas in Canada to be truly multicultural, at a time when
both the United States was reeling from Civil War and Canada was just an infant
as a country. By focusing on the people that came to the area as outsiders to the country, and their intimate and personal stories of their lives, THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL is dedicated to not just remembering these long-forgotten people, but to express their lives and display the impact these new settlers had on forming a civilized society at a time when a country was being born. The stories we have discovered are engaging, heartbreaking, inspiring, and so much more.
The film will portray 5 stories of individuals that lived in the region during the 1800’s, while the site is dedicated to portraying many of the smaller stories we find in addition to the documentary itself.
These are their stories.
explores the deeply personal stories of individuals living in the Southwestern
Ontario region during the 1800’s. We began this journey in January 2013, when
Steve Charles (director, producer) discovered that an Escaped Slave Chapel built
in 1848 in London, Ontario, needed to be moved from its original location to
where the congregation now resides, a few blocks down the road. He quickly
joined forces with filmmaker Mark Drewe (director, producer) to tell a unique
historical story. What began as a simple documentary that was focused on the
move of the Chapel itself, rapidly grew into a series of compelling stories
about one of the first areas in Canada to be truly multicultural, at a time when
both the United States was reeling from Civil War and Canada was just an infant
as a country. By focusing on the people that came to the area as outsiders to the country, and their intimate and personal stories of their lives, THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL is dedicated to not just remembering these long-forgotten people, but to express their lives and display the impact these new settlers had on forming a civilized society at a time when a country was being born. The stories we have discovered are engaging, heartbreaking, inspiring, and so much more.
The film will portray 5 stories of individuals that lived in the region during the 1800’s, while the site is dedicated to portraying many of the smaller stories we find in addition to the documentary itself.
These are their stories.