BEING BLACK IN CANADA PROGRAM (2021)

BEING BLACK IN CANADA FILM SERIES

OBFF22 is thrilled to be presenting the Ottawa Premiere of emerging Black Filmmakers from Montreal, Toronto and Halifax – who participated in the Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Being Black in Canada program.

THE 2021 FABIENNE COLAS FOUNDATION’S BEING BLACK IN CANADA PROGRAM’S PARTICIPANTS

BEING BLACK IN MONTREAL – FRANCOPHONE PROGRAM
Maëlle Bonnegrace, Nkosi Phanord, Matthieu Pierre-Canel, Tani Balourd, Ernst Pierre, Jenny Jean-Baptiste

BEING BLACK IN MONTREAL – ANGLOPHONE PROGRAM
Christopher Henny-Nyanguila, Roy Kingsley, Hamda Elmi, Yzaih Phénix-Alphonse, Aduke Babalola, Mikael Romulus

BEING BLACK IN TORONTO
Kharå Martin, Rennae Byfield, Marcus Edwards, CJ Mayers, Niya Abdullahi

BEING BLACK IN HALIFAX
Guyleigh Johnson, Deborah Castrilli, Tyus Mcsween, Jodell Stundon

BEING BLACK IN CALGARY
Shae Kubur, Sarah Uwadiae, Ryan Wilkes, Kamika Guerra-Walker

BEING BLACK IN OTTAWA
Jeanne Mazile, Benedicte Belizaire, Waris Dualeh, Mariama Tani

BEING BLACK IN VANCOUVER
Ilhan Abdullahi, Manny Obiajunwa

The Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Being Black in Canada program represents Canada’s largest incubator dedicated to Black Filmmakers. This important initiative, created by the Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Youth and Diversity Program, aims to train, mentor and empower the next generation of Black Filmmakers in Cinema and Television.

BUY TICKETS TO WATCH THE SHORT SERIES FROM MONTREAL (anglophone and francophone): HERE.

BUY TICKETS TO WATCH THE SHORT SERIES FROM TORONTO AND HALIFAX: HERE.

More about the Program HERE.