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THEMES:
Anti-Black racism, Black Canadian activism, intersectionality, community,
resistance and activism, and filmmaking as documenting Black Canadian history.
This 27-page study guide discusses six NFB films made by Black
filmmakers and allies of the Black community. Written by Natasha Henry, an
educator, historian and curriculum consultant specializing in the development
of educational resources on the African diaspora experience, this guide
examines various aspects of the history and experiences of Black, African and
Caribbean Canadians.
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| | | Icebreakers
highlights the history of Black Canadian hockey players through the
contemporary story of Josh Crooks, a promising African Nova Scotian teen hockey
star. The short film reveals the buried history of a pioneering Black hockey
league in Atlantic Canada, as Crooks discovers that his unshakable passion is
tied to a rich and remarkable heritage.
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| Journey to
Justice traces the fight for Black Canadians' civil rights, from the 1930s to
the 1960s, through the experiences of six Black Canadians who refused to accept
racial injustice. The film explores how anti-Black racism impacted their lives and those of other
Black Canadians, and highlights how their persistence helped secure justice and
civil rights for all Canadians.
Warning: This film
contains explicit language.
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| | | John Ware
Reclaimed follows filmmaker Cheryl Foggo on her quest to
re-examine the mythology surrounding John Ware, the Black cowboy who settled in
Alberta before the turn of the 20th century. Foggo's
research uncovers who this iconic figure might have been and explores what his legacy means in terms of anti-Black racism, both
past and present.
Warning: This film
contains explicit language.
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| Ninth Floor
revisits one of the defining moments in Canadian race relations: the infamous
Sir George Williams Riot in 1969. More than four decades after a group of
Caribbean students accused their professor of racism, triggering an explosive
student uprising, the film digs deep into the unfolding of this episode through
the perspective of several former student activists.
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| | | Remember
Africville examines the historic Black settlement that was established within
the city limits of Halifax during the 1840s. Over a century later
in the 1960s, the families who lived there were forcibly displaced by the
municipal government and their homes demolished in the name of urban renewal
and integration.
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the Struggle takes a look at Black Canadian women who were active in politics,
and community, labour and feminist organizing in the 1980s. The subjects share
their insights and personal testimonies on the double legacy of racism and
sexism, linking their personal struggles with the ongoing battle to end
systemic discrimination and violence against Black women and Black men.
Warning: This film contains
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