This is a penetrating look at the Sir George Williams University riot of February 1969, when six Caribbean students mounted a protest against institutional racism. This snowballed into 14-days of chaos and violence, with riot police storming the occupied ninth floor, and a storm of computer cards raining into the streets below.
Ninth Floor
Ninth Floor (2015) |
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Feature (82mins) Documentary Historical |
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Region: |
Canada |
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Language: |
English |
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Rating: |
14+ |
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Director(s): |
Mina Shum |
Mina Shum
Independent filmmaker Mina Shum was born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver. She is the recipient of a number of awards from the Toronto Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival. She has served as the director resident at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto. Ninth Floor is her feature documentary debut film.
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