The Skin We're In (2017)

Directed by

Charles Officer

Genre

documentary

Country

Canada

Runtime

44 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the history and current reality of racism against Black Canadians. It is based on an award-winning essay and follows real experiences and events.

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What happens

The Skin We're In is a 2017 Canadian documentary film, directed by Charles Officer. Based in part on Desmond Cole's award-winning 2015 essay, "The Skin I'm In", for Toronto Life, the film documents the history and reality of racism against Black Canadians. The film premiered as an episode of CBC Television's documentary series Firsthand on March 9, 2017. It was subsequently given a special free theatrical screening in April 2017 as part of the Regent Park Film Festival. The film was a nominee for the Donald Brittain Award at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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