In her latest documentary, director and filmmaker Lana Lovell offers a glimpse into the lives of three Black mothers who step out from society’s pre-conceived shadows to go on record about raising children alone. Resilience: Stories of Single Black Mothers is Lovell’s exploration as much as it is her own experience.

Estelle Talley could never have predicted that her grandson, Eric, abandoned by her adopted daughter when he was seven months old, would grow up to be famed comedian and platinum-selling musician Jamie Foxx. The difficult environment in which he would grow up just gave no hint of his future success.

BlackBerry Hosts TIFF Dipnight After Party At Ultra, and guess who we spotted on the red carpet.

The glitz, glamour and celeb mania that is 35th annual Toronto International Film Festival can serve as a convenient distraction to the absence of colour on screen and behind the lens. So…what does it mean for the black film industry?

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