Black History Month
Three films, three complementary perspectives on Black history. BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, a multifaceted work by African-American artist Kahlil Joseph, intertwines archives, music and contemporary culture to question the construction of Black narratives. True North offers a poignant chronicle of the anti-racism protests in Montreal in 1969, highlighting an often overlooked episode in the city’s history. Finally, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found profiles this major photographer, whose images of apartheid are now part of history.
Black History Month
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
An immersive journey that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album, where fictionalized figures join artists, musicians, and even Twitter chats, in a vision for black consciousness.
Kahlil Joseph
United States
language: English
110 min
Black History Month
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
Ernest Cole, a South African photographer, was the first to expose the horrors of apartheid to the world. Raoul Peck recounts his wanderings, his artistic torment, and his daily anger.
Raoul Peck
United States, France
language: French
subtitles: French
106 min
Black History Month
True North
Michèle Stephenson’s moving documentary centres on the 1969 student protests against racism at Montreal’s Sir George Williams University and their contribution to the story of Black liberation, anchoring this climactic event in its socio-political reality.
Michèle Stephenson
Canada, United States
language: English, French
subtitles: English
96 min
