Black History Month Doc & Talk features award-winning film INVISIBLE CITY (February 25, 2016)

One World Arts and the One World Film Festival are marking Black History Month with a screening of the award-winning documentary INVISIBLE CITY and a post-film talk on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 7PM at Club SAW (67 Nicholas Street) in Ottawa.

The evening will also feature a new Heritage Minute about Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond, a Nova Scotian woman who challenged racial segregation and is often referred to as “Canada’s Rosa Parks,” courtesy of Historica Canada.

INVISIBLE CITY follows the lives of two black teens from Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood, Kendell and Mikey, as they make the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Their mothers and mentors root for them to succeed as the teens grapple with issues of race, crime and notions of manhood and the social pressures of an environment that places them at risk.

Turning his camera on the often ignored inner city, Oscar-nominated director Hubert Davis sensitively depicts the disconnection of urban poverty and race from the mainstream. INVISIBLE CITY was the winner the Best Canadian Feature award at the 2009 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion with Saide Sayah, Program Manager for the Affordable Housing Unit at the City of Ottawa, and Chelby Daigle, a community activist and long-term resident of social housing.

Suggested donation is $5 for the general public and $4 for One World Arts members. Seating is limited.

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