TORONTO — The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) announced today it will present a new weekly documentary series featuring personal conversations with Black CFC alumni on its YouTube channel, beginning Wednesday, October 14.
The seven-part CFC BLOCKO! series is a call-to-action piece from acclaimed creator Charles Officer (Akilla’s Escape) and produced by Canesugar Filmworks. Premiering October 14 at 4 p.m. ET, the short documentary series will feature 10-minute conversations with six of CFC’s Black alumni as well as CFC founder and award-winning filmmaker Norman Jewison (In the Heat of the Night).
The Black creators featured in the first six episodes include: director/executive producer Clement Virgo (RUDE, The Book of Negroes, Greenleaf); producer Lea Marin (What is Democracy?, Unarmed Verses); writer/co-executive producer Shernold Edwards (A Day Late and a Dollar Short, Haven, Anne With An E); executive producer/media executive Joan Jenkinson (Songs of Freedom, Inside the Mind of Leonardo, Soul); director Dawn Wilkinson (How to Get Away with Murder, Locke & Key); and actor Cara Ricketts (Anne with an E, Far Cry New Dawn). The final episode of the series features a discussion with Jewison about social justice and the responsibility of storytellers.
After the premiere episode on October 14, new episodes will be released weekly on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. ET until November 25, at which time the whole series will be available for viewing. Subscribers to CFC’s YouTube channel will receive reminders when each new CFC BLOCKO! episode is released.
The series is supported by presenting partner Netflix, and platinum supporters Etalk, HireBIPOC, A&E Networks, Cast & Crew, Super Channel, Shaftesbury, Sim, William F. White International Inc., Comweb Foundation, Entertainment One (eOne), and The Slaight Family Foundation.
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