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What has it meant to be a Black star over the years? What are the historical, social and political conditions that have informed notions of Black stardom? Begining November 3rd, the BFI's celebrated Black Star comes to TIFF celebrating a range of influential figures from Hollywood icons like Sidney Poitier, Lena Horne and Denzel Washington to independent trailblaizers like Oscar Micheaux, Marlon Riggs and Barbara O. Jones. Explore the vibrancy and resilience of Black representation in cinema with a programme that spans decades, with over 40 films screened, including:
Nov 3, 6:30pm: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT starring Sidney Poitier with an intro by the BFI's Ash Clark.
Nov 3, 9:15pm: LOVE, SEX & EATING THE BONES (dir. Sudz Sutherland) with Toronto Hip Hop Classics
On Friday November 3 @ 9:15pm, Tiff Bell Light retrospective BLACK STAR celebrating 100 years of Black Excellence on the Big Screen opens with a boom bap tribute to Toronto, featuring Love, Sex and Eating the Bones (by director Sudz Sutherland) with a trio of T.O. Hip Hop Classics spotlighting music on video. Can’t wait to see THE TRILOGY: 3MCz featuring Motion, Tara Chase and Apani B. Fly (Blacklist), directed by award-winning director Alison Duke, screened alongside Northern Touch (Rascalz, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust, Choclair, Chekmate, Little X) and Started from the Bottom (Drake, Director X)!
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Nov 4, 6:30pm: LIME KILN CLUB (1913), the first documented film with an all-Black principal cast featuring live piano accompaniment by Thompson T. Egbo-Egbo.
Nov 5, 3:45pm: ETHNIC NOTIONS (dir. Marlon Riggs)
Nov 8, 9:00pm: TO SLEEP WITH ANGER starring Danny Glover.
Nov 9, 8:45pm: CARMEN JONES starring Dorothy Dandridge.
Nov 11, 4:15pm: BODY AND SOUL starring Paul Robeson.
Nov 12, 1:00pm: ANNIE starring Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhane Wallis.
Nov 12, 7:30pm: IMITATION OF LIFE starring Louise Beavers.
Nov 18, 4:30pm: MALCOLM X (dir. Spike Lee) starring Denzel Washington.
Nov 30, 9:15pm: POOL OF LONDON starring Earl Cameron.
Dec 2, 4:00pm: STORMY WEATHER starring Lena Horne.
Dec 3, 6:00pm: COMING TO AMERICA starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and James Earl Jones. Introduced by Kardinal Offishall.
Dec 7, 6:15pm: SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION starring Will Smith, introduced by Boosie Fade Film Club's Jordan Sowunmi.
Dec 9, 2:45pm: BUSH MAMA + THE DIARY OF AN AFRICAN NUN, starring Barbara O. Jones, introduced by Lydia Oh.
Dec 15, 6:30pm: RUDE introduced by director Clement Virgo.
Dec 16, 3:15pm: CAR WASH starring Richard Pryor.
Dec 17, 6:30pm: SET IT OFF starring Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox.
Dec 21, 6:15pm: LADY SINGS THE BLUES starring Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams.
Dec 22, 6:30pm: MIDDLE OF NOWHERE starring David Oyelowo.
Location: TIFF 350 King Street W., Toronto, ON
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