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Black Bodies (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Black Bodies' is a Canadian short film, directed by Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, produced by Tamar Bird and Sasha Leigh Henry and released in 2020.Andrew Parker, [https://www.thegate.ca/film/044309/a-look-at-short-cuts-programme-02-tiff-2020/ "A Look at Short Cuts Programme 02 | TIFF 2020"]. 'TheGATE.ca', September 11, 2020. Inspired by a real-life incident when Fyffe-Marshall, Komi Olaf and Donisha Prendergast were travelling in California, and a woman in the neighbourhood called the police on them because she wrongly believed they were burglarizing their Airbnb rental, the film features Olaf and Prendergast performing spoken word pieces about the trauma of being victimized by anti-Black racism.Marivel Taruc, [https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1787780675787 "Toronto filmmaker creates account of what it means to be Black in 2020"]. CBC News, September 11, 2020.
The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/tiff-adds-special-events-including-new-edition-of-planet-africa-live-talks-series/5152540.article "TIFF adds special events including new edition of Planet Africa, live talks series"]. 'Screen Daily', August 25, 2020. where Fyffe-Marshall was named the winner of the inaugural Changemaker Award.Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-chloe-zhaos-nomadland-wins-audience-award "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', September 20, 2020.
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.Victoria Ahearn, [https://www.squamishchief.com/toronto-international-film-festival-releases-top-ten-lists-for-2020-1.24252475 "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020"] . 'Squamish Chief', December 9, 2020. Fyffe-Marshall was subsequently awarded the Jay Scott Prize by the Toronto Film Critics Association.Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chloe-zhaos-nomadland-named-best-picture-by-toronto-film-critics-association "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', February 7, 2021.
The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards.Naman Ramachandran, [https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/schitts-creek-blood-quantum-canadian-screen-awards-1234978520/ "Schitts Creek, Blood Quantum Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards"]. 'Variety', May 21, 2021.
The film has been released to digital platforms as a bonus feature accompanying Charles Officer's feature film 'Akilla's Escape'.Victoria Ahearn, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2021/07/07/black-bodies-director-kelly-fyffe-marshall-making-ripples-in-canadian-film-and-tv.html "Black Bodies director Kelly Fyffe-Marshall making ripples in Canadian film and TV"]. 'Toronto Star', July 7, 2021.
Cast
* Komi Olaf
* Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast
References
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