''Being Black in Toronto'' is a Canadian documentary series, which was broadcast by

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in 2020. The series consisted of six short documentary films by emerging

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filmmakers from

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, who had been mentored through

Fabienne Colas Fabienne Colas Joseph, (born March 18, 1979), is a Haitian-Canadian actress, Theatre director, director and Theatrical producer, producer. She is head of the Fabienne Colas Foundation, which is dedicated to the promotion of film, art and cultur ...

's Being Black in Canada foundation. The six films shown in the series were Omolola Ajao's "YYZ", Valerie Amponsah's "Joseph, Margaret & I", Yasmin Evering-Kerr's "The Onyx Butterfly", Sharine Taylor's "Tallawah Abroad", Adrian Wallace's "Black Sun" and Yvano Wickham-Edwards's "#BLACK". A further four short films by filmmakers from Halifax were also subsequently broadcast under the title '' Being Black in Halifax''."Four Films Exploring Black Experiences in Halifax"
CBC Nova Scotia, November 6, 2020. The filmmakers won the

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for Best Direction in a Documentary Series at the

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in 2021.

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