Laughter in My Soul

Laughter in My Soul — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 1, 1983
• Runtime
• 27 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Halya Kuchmij

Laughter in My Soul — Cast

John Colicos Narrator

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Myron Oryschuk Character Voices

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Doreen Brownstone Character Voices

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Brian Richardson Character Voices

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Cecil Semchyshyn Character Voices

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Lukia Skolney Character Voices

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Jacob Maydanyk Self (uncredited)