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.

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)