''The Skin We're In'' is a 2017 Canadian documentary film, directed by

Charles Officer Charles Officer (October 28, 1975 – December 1, 2023) was a Canadian film and television director, writer, actor, and professional hockey player. Early life and education Charles Officer was born in Toronto, Ontario on October 28, 1972. He ...

. Based in part on

Desmond Cole Desmond Cole (born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian journalist, activist, author, and broadcaster who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He was previously a columnist for the ''Toronto Star'' and has written for ''The Walrus'', ''NOW Magazine'', ''Torontois ...

's award-winning 2015 essay, "The Skin I'm In", for ''

Toronto Life ''Toronto Life'' is a monthly magazine about entertainment, politics and life in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ''Toronto Life'' also publishes a number of annual special interest guides about the city, including ''Real Estate'', ''Stylebook'', ''Eati ...

'', the film documents the history and reality of racism against

Black Canadians Black Canadians () are Canadians of full or partial Afro-Caribbean or sub-Saharan African descent. Black Canadian settlement and immigration patterns can be categorized into two distinct groups. The majority of Black Canadians are descendants ...

. The film premiered as an episode of

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV, or simply CBC) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English-language terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcasting, p ...

's documentary series ''

Firsthand Firsthand (sometimes first hand or first-hand) means obtained directly from the primary source. The phrase may also refer to: * ''First Hand'' (album), the debut album released by Steven Curtis Chapman * ''Firsthand'' (TV series), a 2015 documen ...

'' on March 9, 2017. It was subsequently given a special free theatrical screening in April 2017 as part of the Regent Park Film Festival. The film was a nominee for the

Donald Brittain Award The Donald Brittain Award is a Canadian television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to honour the year's best television documentary on a social or political topic. Formerly presented as part of the Gemini Awards, s ...

at the

6th Canadian Screen Awards The 6th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 11, 2018, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2017.

in 2018.Marriska Fernandes
"Canadian Screen Awards 2018 nominees announced"
''

Tribute A tribute (; from Latin ''tributum'', "contribution") is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of submission, allegiance or respect. Various ancient states exacted tribute from the rulers of lands which the state con ...

'', January 16, 2018.

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* 2017 television films 2017 films 2017 documentary films Canadian documentary television films Films directed by Charles Officer CBC Television original films Documentary films about Black Canadians 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub