NB Film Co-op

56 year old NB Film Co-op Alumnus Errol Williams passed away suddenly on Saturday evening in a hospital in Bermuda.

Errol was a huge supporter and contributor to the NB Film Co-op. As a long time member filmmaker he remained involved in the organization throughout the years whether he was living in Fredericton, Halifax or Bermuda. 

Errol had a great interest in stories that focused on people overcoming adversity. In 1990, he and long time friends and collaborator's Chris Campbell and Tony Merzetti produced Echoes in the Rink: The Willie O’Ree Story’, a documentary on the life story of the first black player in the National Hockey League who remained unnoticed in history books despite his great achievements until recently. The film was completed in 1997.

In 2002 he released  ‘When Voices Rise’ which was edited by Chris Campbell. The film was about the 1959 Theatre Boycott which dealt with the many attempts to dismantle segregation in Bermuda which resulted in unprecedented change for the Island. The film won the BIFF Audience Choice Award and went on to be shown at festivals around the world including the NB Film Co-op's Silver Wave Film Festival.

"Always a man who could put a smile on your face, Errol's charm was infectious. He was the kind of person who would want us to celebrate his living more than mourn his passing. He was a man of action—of livingness. It was a kind of self-evident truth about him", says long time friend Tony Merzetti. 

Errol will be remembered by many alumni and newer members of the Film Co-op as well as so many others who loved him dearly.

Email Tony and Cat with your tributes to and stories about Errol for the website to be created in his honour. (click here)