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Unarmed Verses

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This feature documentary presents a thoughtful and vivid portrait of a community facing imposed relocation. At the centre of the story is a remarkably astute and luminous 12-year-old black girl whose poignant observations about life, the soul, and the power of art give voice to those rarely heard in society. Unarmed Verses is a cinematic rendering of our universal need for self-expression and belonging.

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Title

Unarmed Verses

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NFB

Digital Link

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Authors

Officer, Charles
Marin, Lea
Lee, Anita
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Subjects

Music.
Poetry.
Arts and society.
Relocation (Housing)
Gentrification--Ontario--Toronto.
Families, Black--Toronto.
Black familiesBlack girlsTorontoPublic housingUrban renewalRelocationBlack communities
Documentary films.

Language

English

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2016.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (85 min., 44 sec.) : sound.

Series

Awards Note

Best Canadian Feature Documentary Award, 2017 Best Canadian Documentary, 2017 Rogers Audience Choice Award, 2017 People's Choice Award, 2018

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General Note

BIPOC filmmaker.
Agency - English program:.Ontario Studio.

Credit Note

Writer, Charles Officer ; director, Charles Officer ; producer, Lea Marin ; executive producer, Anita Lee ; director of photography, Mike McLaughlin ; editor, Andres Landau ; sound recordist, Mike Filippov ; original music, null Menalon ; re-recording mixer, Serge Boivin ; sound designer, David McCallum.

Performer Note

Featuring, Francine Valentine, Alva Valentine, Keturah Francis, Ryan Johnson, Kenny Johnson, Lavane Kelly, Carleen Robinson, Krystle Chance, Q'Mal Labad-Workman, Harry Knazan, null Des Rouges, null Jaydahmann, Sydney Duff, null The Villaways Community.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2016.

Summary

This feature documentary presents a thoughtful and vivid portrait of a community facing imposed relocation. At the centre of the story is a remarkably astute and luminous 12-year-old black girl whose poignant observations about life, the soul, and the power of art give voice to those rarely heard in society. Unarmed Verses is a cinematic rendering of our universal need for self-expression and belonging.

System Det Note

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Awards Note

Best Canadian Feature Documentary Award, 2017
Best Canadian Documentary, 2017
Rogers Audience Choice Award, 2017
People's Choice Award, 2018

Source of Description Note (R)

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).