Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in cooperation with Multiculturalism Canada.

Director, Halya Kuchmij ; producer, Wolf Koenig, Halya Kuchmij ; executive producer, Robert Verrall, Roman Kroitor ; camera, Allan Kroeker ; sound, Leon Johnson, Barry Lank ; editing, Wolf Koenig, Rosemarie Shapley ; sound editing, André Galbrand ; animation, Robert Doucet.

Narrator, John Colicos.

Recorded 1983.

Living in Winnipeg, cartoonist, painter, humorist, publisher, iconographer, and teacher, Jacob Maydanyk was part of the first wave of Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1896-1914 and settled primarily in the Prairies. But his is not a typical immigrant's story, for the comic strip character he created, "Shteef Tabachniuk," became a folk hero among the Ukrainian immigrants. Laughter in My Soul, intercut with live action, rare archival film and photographs, is not only a testament to the dignity and heroism of those early pioneers, but also a tribute to those whose spirit lives on, to those who had laughter in their souls.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).