Claire Prieto

Claire Prieto (born 1945) is a Canadian film director and producer, known as one of the first black filmmakers in Canada. Along with Roger McTair, Prieto was a partner in the Toronto-based production company, Prieto-McTair Productions, which operated from 1982 to 2007.

Early life Prieto was born in Trinidad in 1945. She immigrated to Toronto, Ontario with Roger McTair in 1970.

Work Prieto's films explore Canadian black history, culture and experience

Filmography Some Black Women (1977) It's Not an Illness (1979) Home to Buxton (1987) Black Mother Black Daughter (1988) Older, Stronger, Wiser (1989) Jennifer Hodge: The Glory and the Pain (1991) Love Songs (1999) Lord Have Mercy! (2003) How She Move (2007)

Awards and nominations Prieto's 2003 TV series Lord Have Mercy! was nominated for a Gemini award and an Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Comedy Series. Her 1992 short film Survivors was nominated for a Gemini award and her 1979 documentary It's Not an Illness was nominated for a Genie award. In 2010, Prieto was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award by the Caribbean Tales Film Festival.