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Family Portrait in Black and White

Family Portrait in Black and White
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2011

In a small Ukrainian town, Olga Nenya, raises 16 black orphans amidst a population of Slavic blue-eyed blondes. Their stories expose the harsh realities of growing up as a bi-racial child in Eastern Europe.

Canada (Director: Julia Ivanova)

Festivals
2011 | Sundance Film Festival | 20-30 January, Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah, USA
* World Cinema Documentary Competition
* World Premiere

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam

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