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FREE EVENT | Open to all Sheridan Students & Community, Drop-In Event
Black History Month Movie Night
As part of Sheridan's Black History Month celebrations, we invite you to join us for a screening of Toronto-based filmmaker Clement Virgo’s Brother. The screening will be preceded by an introduction and a post-screening discussion with Sheridan Film Studies professor Justin Baillargeon.
About the film
Clement Virgo returns to the big screen with a staggering adaptation of David Chariandy’s award-winning 2017 novel about two brothers coming of age in 1990s Scarborough, where they reconcile their dreams and expectations with the violence that confronts them around every corner.
Realized through Virgo’s thoughtful direction, bolstered by exceptional performances, cinematography, and production design, Brother is a sorrowful but ultimately healing work that pays close attention to the need for kinship and community. Michael and Francis’s stories constitute a familiar reality for many young Black men, but are refracted through a unique structure that recognizes that memories can be both a burden and a blessing.
Content advisory: Police violence, themes of racism.
About Clement Virgo
Director Clement Virgo was born in Jamaica and grew up in Toronto. He studied screenwriting at the Canadian Film Centre, and while there wrote and directed his short film Save My Lost N***a Soul (93), which went on to win Best Short Film at the Festival. His debut feature, Rude (95), premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section and opened the Perspectives Canada programme at TIFF. Brother (22) is his latest feature
(Source: TIFF)
