At Montreal’s Sir George Williams University in 1969, a student protest against the administration’s institutional racism became a 14-day occupation. Shum’s first feature documentary looks at an important moment in Black history. Winner of the Women in Film Artistic Merit Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Director
Mina Shum
Vancouver-based Shum is best-known for her feature films Double Happiness and Meditation Park, both starring Sandra Oh. Her documentary Ninth Floor was on TIFF’s 2015 list of Canada’s top ten films. Other features include Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity; and Drive, She Said. Most recently, she has directed episodes of Frankie Drake Mysteries, Murdoch Mysteries and October Faction. She is currently directing the feature One (Nine).
Writer
Mina Shum
Cast
Mackenzie Gray
Producer
Selwyn Jacob
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Asian Filmmaker, BIPOC Stories, Discrimination, History
Original Language
English
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)