Black Life: Untold Stories – Migrations S1E4

Black Life: Untold Stories is an eight-part documentary series that reframes the rich and complex histories of Black experiences in Canada, dispelling commonly accepted myths and celebrating the many, and often unrecognized, contributions of Black Canadians who helped to shape the country. Spanning more than 400 years fraught with violence, racism, perseverance, and triumph, the series unveils a nuanced and unvarnished view of the lives of Black Canadians. The horrors of slavery and segregation are explored alongside illustrations of resistance, as well as the wonders and rewards of community, creativity, and resilience. Black Life: Untold Stories employs intimate verité, expert testimonies, evocative recreations, rarely seen archival materials, and visually inspired storytelling to contextualize histories of Black Canadians for contemporary audiences, enabling an appreciation of the complexities of Canada’s past.

S1E4 – Migrations: Black migrants share intimate and personal stories of trying to create a home in Canada.

Told through a series of powerful cinematic verité, vignettes, expert analysis, and engrossing archival footage, Migrations paints an intimate and poignant portrait of Black migration to Canada. This episode examines the arrival of thousands of Caribbean people beginning in the 1950s, through temporary work programs like the Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program and the West Indian Domestic Scheme, and explores the challenges facing the more recent waves of Somali and Haitian migrants. Migrations unearths the heartbreaking roadblocks Black migrants have faced, and continue to face on Canadian soil, as well as the extraordinary gains migrants have made in search of a better life and a place to call home.

s.-t. français: Vie noire : Histoires inédites

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