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Lessons Injustice

Directed by Karen Chapman
Canada, 2016 (documentary, 12 minutes, colour, English)

Film Description:
"For parents of teens across the country, a first driving lesson is a [rite] of passage, often inspiring a mixture of pride and trepidation. For Black Canadians like Danardo Jones and his son Deshaun, that trepidation assumes an added dimension, informed by the reality of systemic racism. How does a parent prepare their maturing child for the specific scrutiny that comes with navigating the world while Black? As a lawyer, Danardo is intimately familiar with the legal protections that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides, notionally, to all Canadians. But as a Black man, Danardo knows all too well that those protections can count for little when the system is rigged against you."
-- CBC Short Docs (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Karen Chapman
Produced by: Daniel Montgomery, Heather Marczynski, Paul Moyer
Narrator: Danardo Jones
Participants: Danardo Jones, Deshaun Jones
Cinematography: Catherine Lutes
Film Editing: Tiffany Beaudin
Music: Dalton Higgins
Production Company: SmallAxx Motion Pictures
(sources)

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