The Skin We're In (film)
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 Skin We're In | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles Officer |
| Starring | Desmond Cole |
| Music by | Michelle Osis |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Stuart Henderson Jake Yanowski |
| Cinematography | John Price Chris Romeike |
| Editor | Avril Jacobson |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company | 90th Parallel Film and Television Productions |
| Distributor | CBC Television |
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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.
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