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Film Club
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Film Club (2002)
The Canada Award, supported by the Multiculturalism Program of the Department
of Canadian Heritage and by toronto I one, honours excellence in mainstream television
programming that reflects the racial and cultural diversity of Canada. It aims
to promote greater opportunity for ethnic and visible minority professionals
within the broadcasting industry on both sides of the camera.
Written and directed by Cyrus Sundar Singh and produced by Karen King-Chigbo
for the National Film Board of Canada, Film Club offers a unique perspective
on the immigrant experience and its legacy. The film sheds light on our nation's
diverse nature by telling the stories of six new, young, visible-minority Canadians
who arrived here with their parents in response to Pierre Trudeau's welcoming
cry of multiculturalism.
When a Grade 8 teacher, eager to pass along his love of cinema, organized an
after-school film club, it attracted these six young people eager to embrace
their new country. Stimulating and creative, the club provided a safe haven from
schoolyard taunts and the harsh world around them. Film Club revisits these former
friends, now adults, and their dedicated teacher, revealing the impact the club
had on their lives. Film Club offers socially relevant commentary on the successes
and failures of Canada's multicultural, multi-racial mosaic through the perspectives
of those who lived it.
Along with the Multiculturalism Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage
and toronto|one, the Academy is honoured to raise the awareness of cultural
significance in Canadian television programming in bestowing Film Club with the
Canada Award.
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