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A black police officer plots revenge on the community he is supposed to be protecting after he is racially profiled and attacked by some of his co-workers.

Crime and Police | 91 min

Black Cop

Acclaimed journalist Desmond Cole explores what it is to be Black in 21st century Canada. Do Black Lives Matter here?

Season 2 | The Skin We're In

Firsthand

The lives of 25-year-old Jean Jones and her multi-generational, middle-class Jamaican-American family of strong-minded, stubborn yet loving women, come to an arresting stop when an estranged grandfather dies on the doorstep of the family’s brownstone during a Sunday dinner. Tensions rise and old conflicts come to a boil as Jean uncovers the family’s buried secrets. The Jones women face their divorces, infidelities, and past transgressions, while Jean faces the tough truths of her failing career and her crippling ability to move on from a past relationship to the love staring her right in the face.

Comedy | 87 min

Jean of the Joneses

This feature documentary presents a thoughtful and vivid portrait of a community facing imposed relocation. At the centre of the story is a remarkably astute and luminous 12-year-old black girl whose poignant observations about life, the soul, and the power of art give voice to those rarely heard in society. Unarmed Verses is a cinematic rendering of our universal need for self-expression and belonging.

Season 1 | Unarmed Verses

Hundreds of years in the future, in the last living colony on earth, a city called New Babyl, twenty-four teenage candidates are chosen to take part in an annual musical competition known as The Exemplar. For all of them it's a chance to write their names in the history books, but for Aliyah, the independent and adventurous daughter to a city government official, it’s the beginning of an incredible adventure.

Coming of age | 1 season

Utopia Falls

With anti-Black racism being discussed widely in the public sphere, & increasing interest for anti-racism resources, we asked R.T. Thorne, to curate a selection of CBC Gem films & documentaries.

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Black Cop

Firsthand

Jean of the Joneses

NFB

Utopia Falls