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- TV Mini SeriesForced to leave her hometown temporarily, Manu finds it hard to adapt to her new surroundings. She has only one thing on her mind: moving back to Toronto. However, an unexpected encounter turns Manuela's life upside down, calling into question everything she's known and wanted up to now.
- Johanne (working title) is a feature-length biography of Quebecois Black model/actor Johanne Harrelle (1930-1994). The film tells the unusual and surprising story of a little girl once abandoned at the gates of an orphanage, who grew up to be one of the first black model in North America, a muse to filmmaker Claude Jutra, an actress and the partner of renowned French sociologist Edgar Morin. Although she has isn't a household name, Johanne Harrelle is a landmark figure because of the many doors she was the first to open in the 1950s and 60s. The documentary depicts the complex journey of this multi-faceted woman who constantly resisted society's attempts to categorize her.
- TV SeriesInspired by Patrick Saad's story - Fleeing the war in Lebanon in the early 90s, a family moves to Canada. Haddad family's new home becomes the go-to destination for displaced Lebanese, to the great despair of the two teenagers.
- The film conveys the lack of black education in Canada, as highlighted by experts, determined to dismantle the current eurocentric system. Also, Jerome and Jessica realize the education system is to blame for their lack of self-identity.
- Pregnant and alone, a naive young woman must crush her demons to stop the sins of the mother from falling on the child.
- A look at the life of three Black Muslim women in Toronto, as they explore the complexities of their highly politicized identities.
- What black is good black? A pair of sibling child and youth workers interview local professionals, youth and celebrities to ask what versions of black culture are acceptable in Canada and why?
- Chronicling the lives of Black female entrepreneurs navigating sustaining their first brick and mortar's during a global pandemic. The Idea of the Black Dollar takes an in depth look at preserving money spent within Black communities.