Interest: Social Justice & Politics
The Porter
This acclaimed eight-episode series won a Directors Guild of Canada award for Charles Officer, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Directors
Charles Officer
Actor, writer and filmmaker Officer’s first feature, Nurse.Fighter.Boy, was nominated for 10 Genies, winning one. Officer also directed the docs Mighty Jerome, The Skin We're In, Unarmed Verses, and Invisible Essence: The Little Prince, as well as the feature Akilla's Escape, which won five CSAs. He directed episodes of Coroner, and executive produced and co-directed The Porter, which was nominated for an Emmy. Officer passed away in 2023. He changed the Canadian film and television landscape with his fierce dedication to portraying Black perspectives and experiences, and is greatly missed.
Cast
Aml Ameen, Ronnie Rowe, Mouna Traoré, Loren Lott
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, History, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Sober House: A Sign of Change in Cree Nation
Director
Wendell G. Collier (Mi’kmaw)
Producer
Wendell G. Collier (Mi’kmaw)
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
The Tailor
A young gender-nonconforming person finds solace and support in an unexpected location, the workshop of a master tailor.
Director
Nathalie Therriault
Writer
Nathalie Therriault
Cast
Hiro Kanagawa, Megan Danso
Producer
Andy Alvarez
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, LGBTQ2S+, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Yesterday In Rwanda
Director
Davina Pardo
Cast
Marie Claire Wihogora
Producer
Davina Pardo
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Activism 2.0
Director
Emily Hunter
Writer
Emily Hunter
Producer
Emily Hunter
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Environment, Female Filmmaker, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Portrait as a Random Act of Violence
Director
Randall Lloyd Okita
Genre
Experimental
Interests
Arts and Culture, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
The Environmentalist
Director
Jacob Bond
Writer
Jacob Bond
Cast
Taz VanRassel, Quynh Mi
Producer
Deborah Gillam-Harry
Genre
Comedy
Interests
Environment, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
My Enemy, My Brother
Director
Ann Shin
Producer
Ann Shin
Genre
Documentary
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Female Filmmaker, Global Experiences, Social Justice & Politics
Original Languages
English, Other Language
The Runner
Director
Robert DeLeskie
Writers
Robert DeLeskie, David Danzon
Cast
Sylvie Bouchard, Lincoln Shand
Producer
Kate Kung
Genre
Comedy
Interests
Arts and Culture, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English
Anatomy of Assistance
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.
Writers
Cory Bowles, John Titley
Cast
Shamier Anderson, Clé Bennett, Kingslee Christie
Producer
Lauren Corber
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Social Justice & Politics
Original Language
English