Black Cop
In a powerhouse lead performance, Ronnie Rowe Jr. plays the titular Halifax police officer in Black Cop. Frustrated with the community and the system he serves, this cop lashes out, using the badge to harass the privileged white citizens on his patrol.
Flipping the script in ways both humorous and disturbing, Cory Bowles’ feature debut is a stylistically brazen and morally ambiguous exploration of race, power and policing.
The film won 10 awards at film festivals around the world, and the John Dunning Discovery Award at the CSAs.
Director
Cory Bowles
Bowles is an actor and filmmaker whose directing credits include shorts such as Wagon, What We See, and episodes of series including Trailer Park Boys, The Kings of Napa, One More Time, and Law & Order: Organized Crime. His debut feature, Black Cop, won the John Dunning Discovery Award at the CSAs and Best Canadian Feature at VIFF, among other awards. He has many acting credits, and won a Gemini Award for his role on Trailer Park Boys.
Writer
Cory Bowles
Cast
Sebastien Labelle, Ronnie Rowe, Sophia Walker, Simon Mutabazi
Producer
Aaron Horton
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Black Filmmaker, Discrimination, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English