The Skin We're In (film)
The Skin We're In | |
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Directed by | Charles Officer |
Starring | Desmond Cole |
Music by | Michelle Osis |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
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Producers | Stuart Henderson Jake Yanowski |
Cinematography | John Price Chris Romeike |
Editor | Avril Jacobson |
Running time | 44 minutes |
Production companies | 90th Parallel Film and Television Productions |
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The Skin We're In is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Charles Officer and released in 2017.[1] Based in part on Desmond Cole's award-winning 2015 essay of the same name for Toronto Life, the film documents the history and reality of racism against Black Canadians.[2]
The film premiered as an episode of CBC Television's documentary series Firsthand on March 2, 2017.
The film was a nominee for the Donald Brittain Award at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.[3]
References
- ^ Shantal Otchere, "Watch Desmond Cole's doc, The Skin We’re In, on CBC.ca". Now, March 10, 2017.
- ^ David Spaner, "Racism: Documenting Prejudice". Point of View, February 13, 2019.
- ^ Marriska Fernandes, "Canadian Screen Awards 2018 nominees announced". Tribute, January 16, 2018.