Invisible City
Encyclopedia
Invisible City is a 2009 documentary film
by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Hubert Davis
, about young Black Canadian
men at risk in Toronto
’s Regent Park
district. Davis spent three years filming two boys in their final years of high school
.
The primary subjects of the film are "Kendell" and "Mikey," students at Nelson Mandela Park Public School. Invisible City follows their struggles with academic and behavioral issues, and their sense of futility.
Invisible City is produced by Industry Pictures/Shine Films in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.
The film opened theatrically at the Royal Theatre in Toronto in February 2010, before premiering on TVOntario
.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Hubert Davis
Hubert Davis (filmmaker)
Hubert Davis is a Canadian filmmaker who was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming for his directorial debut in Hardwood, a short documentary exploring the life of his father, former Harlem Globetrotter Mel...
, about young Black Canadian
Black Canadian
'Black Canadians is a designation used for people of Black African descent, who are citizens or permanent residents of Canada. The term specifically refers to Canadians with Sub-Saharan African ancestry. The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin...
men at risk in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
’s Regent Park
Regent Park
Regent Park is a neighbourhood located in Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Regent Park is Canada's oldest and largest social housing project; built in the late 1940s. Formerly the centre of the Cabbagetown neighbourhood, it is bounded by Gerrard Street East to the north, River Street to the east,...
district. Davis spent three years filming two boys in their final years of high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
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The primary subjects of the film are "Kendell" and "Mikey," students at Nelson Mandela Park Public School. Invisible City follows their struggles with academic and behavioral issues, and their sense of futility.
Invisible City is produced by Industry Pictures/Shine Films in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.
Reception
Invisible City received the Best Canadian Feature award at the 2009 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. In announcing its decision, the Hot Docs festival jury stated:The film opened theatrically at the Royal Theatre in Toronto in February 2010, before premiering on TVOntario
TVOntario
TVOntario, often referred to only as TVO , is a publicly funded, educational English-language television station and media organization in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario...
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