True North (2025 film)
| True North | |
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| Directed by | Michèle Stephenson |
| Written by | Michèle Stephenson |
| Produced by | Leslie Norville |
| Cinematography | Stephen Chung |
| Edited by | Sarah Enid Hagey Shannon Kennedy |
| Music by | Andy Milne |
Production companies | Black Public Media Firelight Media Independent Television Service Studio 112 |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
True North is a 2025 Canadian documentary film, directed by Michèle Stephenson.[1] The film profiles the 1969 Sir George Williams affair protests against systemic racism at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Quebec, when a group of Haitian Canadian students occupied a ninth-floor computer lab.[2]
The incident was previously profiled by Mina Shum in the 2015 documentary film Ninth Floor, with Pat Mullen of Point of View stating that the key distinction was that Stephenson's film "situates the occupation amid a wider appetite for change".[3]
The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]
References
- ^ Matthew Carey, "‘True North’ Shows How Black Liberation Movement Surged In 1960s Montreal; Watch Trailer For TIFF Documentary". Deadline Hollywood, August 20, 2025.
- ^ Courtney Small, "True North Review: The Power of Student Protest". Point of View, September 6, 2025.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "How True North Captures the Black Power Movement in Canada and Abroad". Point of View, September 3, 2025.
- ^ Etan Vlessing, "Ben Proudfoot’s Obamas-Backed ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ to Open Toronto Fest Doc Program". The Hollywood Reporter, August 6, 2025.
External links
- True North at IMDb