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True North Review: The Power of Student Protest

by Courtney Small
September 6, 2025
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True North shows how the Canadian dream turned into a nightmare for a group of Haitian students who were seeking a better life with the 1969 student occupation in Montreal.

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How True North Captures the Black Power Movement in Canada and Abroad

by Pat Mullen
September 3, 2025
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An interview with True North director Michèle Stephenson on her documentary about the 1969 occupation at Sir George Williams University and the larger global currents of which it was a part.

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Dear Jackie Is a Love Letter to Montreal’s Little Burgundy

by Dina Lobo
October 12, 2022
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Dear Jackie pays tribute to Black Montrealers with the story of baseball player Jackie Robinson as a hook to explore the community of Little Burgundy.

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Black Ice Review: How ‘Canada’s Game’ Dropped the Puck

by Courtney Small
September 12, 2022
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In Black Ice, Hubert Davis deconstructs systemic racism in hockey and highlights the Black athletes have persevered in perceived 'white spaces'.

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Black Ice Confronts Racism in Hockey

by Perry King
September 8, 2022February 6, 2023
Features/TIFF

Black Ice considers the racist history of "Canada's Game" and inclusion efforts.

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Now Streaming: Reel Black Shows Why It’s Time for a New Pie

by Pat Mullen
July 8, 2022
Features

Reel Black: Our Stories is a short documentary that features generations of Black filmmakers in conversation about why Canadian film needs to change.

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Watch this Black Light Master Class with Sylvia Hamilton and Tamara Dawit

by Pat Mullen
February 10, 2022
Hot Docs/Industry

Black Light spotlights the films, stories, and experiences of Black Canadian filmmakers like Sylvia D. Hamilton and Tamara Dawit.

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New Festwave Institute Aims to Support Racialized Artists through Entrepreneurship

by Pat Mullen
February 10, 2022
Industry

New initiative from the Fabienne Colas Foundation confronts systemic racism in Canada's screen sector.

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Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions spotlights the career of the Rough Trade rocker.

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