An unflinching examination of the history of slavery that dispels the myth of Canada as a utopia for Black people. Through interviews with historians, evocative recreations and rare archival, the legacy of slavery in Canada is explored.
Centred on the years 1968 and 1969 during Montreal's International Congress of Black Writers and the Sir George Williams Affair, Revolution Remix explores the civil rights movement in Canada via two era-defining Black empowerment events.
Told through a series of powerful cinematic vignettes, expert analysis, and engrossing archival footage, Migrations paints an intimate and poignant portrait of Black migration to Canada.
Framed by the controversial art exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), 'Into the Heart of Africa' with its decidedly colonial perspective, and the ensuing protests in Toronto, the work of six Black Canadian artists' work is explored.
Delving into the complicated histories of Black high-performance athletes in Canada, across boxing, baseball track and field, and hockey, the evolution of racism in sport is traced.
Media depictions of policing throughout the ages are used to highlight the unjust portrayal of Black Canadians and illustrate how mainstream media has contributed to the normalization of violence against Black people across the country.
A lyrical journey through the growth of Black communities, the government policies that destroyed these once thriving settlements, and the residents' resistance to systemic displacement.
