Being Black in Toronto Credits

DIRECTORS & WRITERS YASMIN EVERING-KERR OMOLOLA RACHEL AJAO SHARINE TAYLOR VALERIE AMPONSAH ADRIAN WALLACE YVANO ANTONIO

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FABIENNE COLAS PRODUCTION EMILE CASTONGUAY

FUNDING COORDINATOR SOFIA LAROUSSI

PRODUCER FONNA-TASHA SEIDU

SUPERVISING PRODUCERS NGARDY CONTEH GEORGE ALISON DUKE

DIRECTOR’S MENTORS NGARDY CONTEH GEORGE ALISON DUKE SONIA GODDING TOGOBO

DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY LUCAS JOSEPH GABRIELA OSIO VANDEN MARK VALINO

ADDITIONAL CAMERA MONIKA KRASKA

LOCATION SOUND RECORDISTS SIYU HAN AMANDA ANN-MIN WONG

CAMERA ASSISTANTS SONYA MWAMBU DANEALE SANDERSON

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS KRISTEN LAMBIE DAVID PEDDIE MALACHI ELLIS SONYA MWAMBU DANEALE SANDERSON YASMIN EVERING-KERR CHERISE SOLOMON SHANICE ARMSTRONG GIORGIO LEE

SET PHOTOGRAPHERS CHERYL GARRAWAY KRISTEN LAMBIE SONYA MWAMBU VALERIE AMPONSAH YVANO ANTONIO SHANICE ARMSTRONG GIORGIO LEE


CAST

FEATURING CHYANNE GARRAWAY AS LOLA MR. VERNAL SMALL (AKA JAMALL) KELLY FYFFE-MARSHALL SHERRI BONNALLIE JORDAN DARIUS ALLEYNE JOSEPH AMPONSAH MARGARET AMPONSAH

APPEARING GLORIA MARALIS WILKINS RONALD “JIMMY” WISDOM ZALIKA REID-BENTA DONOVAN WILLIAMS VIRGIL ALLEYNE CHERY ALLEYNE VALERIE AMPONSAH LYDIA AMPONSAH EVELYN AMPONSAH JESSICA AMPONSAH SHAUNTELL AMPONSAH DANE SMITH SHANICE ARMSTRONG BRYAN MITCHELL GREYSON POWELL KWASI ADU-BASOWAH JAMAICA AMOR STRACHAN SHIN SHIREKA REEVES DAVID “BANGERZ” ADEBESIN


POST-PRODUCTION DEPARTMENTS

POST-PRODUCTION PRODUCERS FONNA-TASHA SEIDU NGARDY CONTEH GEORGE

EDITORS LU ASFAHA EDMUND STENSON

SOUND EDITOR CHRIS RUSSELL

COLOURIST NATHAN ALLEN

ASSISTANT EDITOR NATHAN ALLEN

STOREY EDITORS NGARDY CONTEH GEORGE ALISON DUKE

PUBLIC RELATIONS #BLACK TIARA JADE CHUTKHAN

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY DANEALE SANDERSON FONNA SEIDU SIYU HAN

WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS/COUNSEIL DES ARTS DU CANADA

IN COLLABORATION WITH TORONTO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL OYA MEDIA GROUP BLACK YOUTH! PATHWAY TO INDUSTRY

BEING BLACK IN TORONTO AN INITIATIVE BY FABIENNE COLAS FOUNDATION PART OF THE YOUTH & DIVERSITY PROGRAM

FILMED ON LOCATION NIA CENTRE FOR THE ARTS DANCE INC. FOOT ACTION NEW ERA GHANAIAN MARKET

TWI TO ENGLISH TRANSCRIPTION & TRANSLATION ON JOSEPH, MARGARET AND I MARGARET & VALERIE AMPONSAH

ADDITIONAL VOCALS ON JOSEPH, MARGARET & I BY MARGARET AMPONSAH

MUSIC OPEN SEA MORNING BY PUDDLE OF INFINITY RHASTAFARIAN BY AUDIONAUTIX.COM ARE YOU READY BY FREQUENCY DECREE ON THE FEELING BY MUSICNOTESPRODCUTION EMPTY HOUSE [INSTRUMENTAL] BY LAURENT COUSON COPILOTE [INSTRUMENTAL] BY JORDY BOHBOT PORCELAIN BY PAUL RUSSELL TOUGH REALIZATION BY BRUCE ARONSON JUMP BY JORDAN DARIUS ALLEYNE SLOW MOTION BY BENSOUND WIND MARCHING FOR RAIN BY PUDDLE OF INFINITY FAREWELL LIFE BY ARN ANDERSSON ATAKTE 2 BY MOBY, COURTESY OF MOBYGRATIS.COM SUMMER BY MOBY, COURTESY OF MOBYGRATIS.COM PARASAIL BY MOBY, COURTESY OF MOBYGRATIS.COM

SPECIAL THANKS SHERRI BONNALLIE & FAMILY O’SHANE HOWARD MIKE KATRYCZ TARRAH SEYMORE RYAN CAMPBELL ZAMOUR JOHNSON TRISTAN BARROCKS & FAMILY ANGELA RAMSAROOP SOPHIA HASSENSTEIN TIFFANY JAIKARAN JEANNE LEWIS AMBRE ORFAO PIERRE HUGHES-LONDON ELIJAH BOUKA NAYA BOUKA SORAYA BOUKA ABDIHAMIM “HAAD” GAAS FAYER NK VIPIN JAIN LEBAN ISSA NATENALL (NATE) J PETER NIBBS NICOLE BUCKMIRE SAMIRA ALI LAWHI KEONORE LEANNE BAUTISTA AUNTY DENESE CHERYL GARRAWAY BRIAN AT YTZ AIRPORT APEFA ADJIVON KES HAILE GIYORGIS BARRY FELIPE KEITA FOURNIER-PELLETIER KAELIN ISSERLIN XAVIER HUGUES-LONDON AKWASI APPIAH JAMES T. “JT” WILLIAMS DRE NGOZI MOHAMED “MEO” SHIRE HASSAN AHMED LOKIGE KISSA SHEKINAH KHINDO LAURIE TOWNSHEND ZOË DAVID-DELVES NINA BEVERIDGE TIARA JADE CHUTKHAN DAVID BALESENG OBIKE DAVID SANTA-CRUZ SOSA LAMAR JONES CHIRSTIAN HALEY CURTIS JOHSON TEE STOLEN FROM AFRICA KITCHEN TABLE TALKS MOMMA & YVANA SAMAH ALI REBECCA YANG JALANI MORGAN TOBY GUU NATALIE STOBERMAN KELLY BOTELHO ALISA RAMLAGAN ALICA HALL SANIQUE WALTERS NEW ERA GHANAIAN MARKET SEATON HOUSE MEN’S SHELTER FRIENDS & FAMILY FOR THEIR SUPPORT & LOVE DR. CARL JAMES DREW PEYTON FENNHAN CAIN GABRIELE DOUGLAS LEANNE T. MCMULLEN EMANEUL HENDERSON OMAR ALI SHIFT OF PHOCUS (ALAN) JEDA POCHUN DEJA POCHUN VIMI POCHUN AYLIN CUCKO LAWRENCE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTRE BATTLE 416 THE HONOURABLE JEAN AUGUSTINE SHA’NIYA VARNA