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Upcoming Movies

Pre-show short films

OSCAR 

Synopsis:  Brilliantly mixing animated sequences and archival footage, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre paints a touching portrait of Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson.


​Directed by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre

Length: 12m
Year: 2016


ICE BREAKERS 

Synopsis:  Josh Crooks is a promising teen hockey star in a sport where Black players like him are chronically underrepresented. Ice Breakers 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.

​Directed by Sandamini Rankaduwa

Length: 15m
Year: 2019


SÒL

Synopsis:  Many Black, racialized and immigrant women work with elderly patients as healthcare providers. Their jobs, already arduous and underpaid as it is, have become even more exhausting during the COVID-19 pandemic.


​Directed by Valérie Bah & Tatiana Zinga Botao

Length: 8m
Year: 2020


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