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"[Alison] Duke's ability to capture the anxiety Yolonda and Charlie experience while trying to manage overwhelming grief and stress, and dealing with state surveillance, educates the audience on how the child welfare system in Canada contributes to the dismantling of Black families. Though the end of the film [Promise Me] depicts Charlie's increasing lack of control over her and her mother's situation, the love and unbreakable bond between them remind us that family comes in many forms and love is always present even in times of pain."
-- Alexa Joy

Source:
Joy, Alexa. "History, resistance, reality: Five films exploring Black experience in Canada display diversity of voices." Winnipeg Free Press, June 27, 2020.