Black Bodies

Directed by Kelly Fyffe-Marshall

Canada / United States, 2020 (experimental, 5 minutes, colour, English)

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Film Description:
"A beautifully poetic and extremely timely account of what it means to be Black in 2020, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall's powerful Black Bodies is essential viewing."
-- Lisa Haller (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by:	Kelly Fyffe-Marshall
Produced by:	Tamar Bird, Sasha Leigh Henry
Principal Cast:	Komi Olaf, Donisha Prendergast
Cinematography:	Jordan Oram
Additional Credits:	Poetry / Poésie : Komi Olaf

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Awards won by Black Bodies

Canadian Screen Award: Best Live Action Short Drama -- awarded to Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Tamar Bird, Sasha Leigh Henry
Toronto International Film Festival: Changemaker Award -- awarded to Kelly Fyffe-Marshall

Notes about Black Bodies

Shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2020.

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Quote by the Director

"I want allies and other racialized communities that aren't Black to come away from this film knowing that they can make changes. I hope that Black Bodies puts people in a position where they can feel the emotions of what it's like to be Black at this time and, from there, they can make ripples within their families, workplaces and communities and make sure these spaces are safe for Black and Indigenous people."
-- Kelly Fyffe-Marshall (source)

Bibliography for Black Bodies

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

Karounos, Patricia, and Hannah Ziegler. "Meet the Canadian women directors of TIFF 2020: Canadian directors Emma Seligman, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall and Tiffany Hsiung talk TIFF, career goals and hopes for change." Elle Canada, September 17, 2020.
Samuel, Danica. "Canada needed a nudge from Hollywood to recognize Kelly Fyffe-Marshall's film. Toronto creatives aim to change that trajectory moving forward." Interview with Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, Jordan Oram, Savannah Ré. Toronto Star, February 14, 2021.

Web Sites about Black Bodies

"IMDb: Black Bodies." Internet Movie Database, Inc. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12974812/reference.