The Skin We're In (film)

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The Skin We're In
Directed by Charles Officer
Starring Desmond Cole
Music by Michelle Osis
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers Stuart Henderson
Jake Yanowski
CinematographyJohn Price
Chris Romeike
EditorAvril Jacobson
Running time44 minutes
Production companies90th Parallel Film and Television Productions
Original release
Network CBS Television
ReleaseMarch 9, 2017 (2017-03-09)

The Skin We're In is a 2017 Canadian documentary film, directed by Charles Officer. [1] Based in part on Desmond Cole's award-winning 2015 essay, "The Skin I'm In", for Toronto Life , the film documents the history and reality of racism against Black Canadians. [2]

The film premiered as an episode of CBC Television's documentary series Firsthand on March 9, 2017. [3] It was subsequently given a special free theatrical screening in April 2017 as part of the Regent Park Film Festival. [4]

The film was a nominee for the Donald Brittain Award at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018. [5]

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