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Our How-To Guide
This guide contains practical tools, reflective prompts, and facilitation strategies to support meaningful conversations about racism. Designed for both new and experienced facilitators, it offers a framework rooted in respect, honouring truth, and action.
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Free Printable: Pre-Screening Activity
This 2-page pre-screening activity sheet contains guided questions and reflection prompts to help viewers engage critically with the film’s themes before watching.
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Free Printable: Post-Viewing Reflection Activity
This activity sheet contains reflection prompts, and action-oriented exercises to help students process the film’s messages.
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Free Printable: Pledge To Action Worksheet
This worksheet contains guided prompts to help individuals reflect on their learning and commit to concrete anti-racist actions. It supports accountability, encourages ongoing growth, and turns reflection into meaningful change.
Want to read more about the research behind the films, or how they have been used?
Journal Article - The Realities of Racism: Exploring Attitudes in Manitoba, Canada
Journal Article: Diminishing defensiveness in anti-racist discourse: Common pushbacks to online anti-racism content and suggestions for strategic maneuvers
Journal Article: Viral videos to combat viral vitriol: methodological considerations for ethical engagement
High School students from UNESCO schools at anti-racism workshop held at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Resource Toolkits
The following toolkits of resources for healing from racism, responding to racism, and learning about racism have been curated to accompany each film. They prioritize resources created by people who experience racism themselves.
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FILM CREDITS
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Michelle Lam, Ph.D.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & RESEARCHER
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Stephanie Spence
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, RESEARCHER & WRITER
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Akech Mayuom
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, RESEARCHER & WRITER
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Denise Humphreys
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & RESEARCHER
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Kayleigh Tanner
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & RESEARCHER
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Ayden Lambert
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & RESEARCHER
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Pinned
Directed by — Gino delos Reyes
Written by — Danielle Morrisseau
Director of Photography — Quan Luong
1st Assistant Camera — Courtney Maertens
1st Assistant Director — Santiago Lasko
Gaffer / Key Grip — Emmanuel Cortes
Lighting / Grip Swing — Max Lau 2nd
Assistant Camera / Production
Assistant — Calvin Yearworth
Sound Recordist — Nick Ridley
Sound Designer — Mikko Quizon
Colorist — Peter Aragon
CAST
Saraya Clayton as Terri
Chantal Kuegle as Vicky
Alyx Buhler as Anne
EXTRAS
Joey Garvey
Matteus Neufeld
Location / Catering
Bistro on Notre Dame — c/o Dean Herkert
SPECIAL THANKS
Ngan Ha
Noel delos Reyes
Genefer delos Reyes
Estanislao Family
Mya Coutu
Breanna Carpio
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In Search of a Better Life
Scriptwriter - Akech Mayuom
Director: Quan Luong
Cinematographer: Tyler Funk
Art Director: Madison Summer Dueck
Editor: Nathalie Massaroni
Production Assistant: Nathan Flores
CAST:
Sheila Ellamil-Lotuaco
Matt Jones
Jeffrey Reyes
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Choices You Don't Make
Crew Director - Bisong Taiwo
Producer - Adesuwa Ero
Director of Photography - Reginald Isume
Makeup and Costume - Felicheeta Artistry
Location provided by - TableSpace Coworking Co.
CAST (in order of appearance)
Mike - Antonius Hackett
Male Coworker - Keegan Chase Dykstra
Female Coworker 1 - Anita Molinari
Female Coworker 2 - Laura Jacyna
Female Coworker 3 - Boma Cookey-gam
Friend 1 - Naba
Friend 2 - Bisong Taiwo
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Friendly Manitoba?
Co-Directed: Tara Carpenter and Desiree Brightnose
Written by: Desiree Brightnose, Stephanie Spence, & Akech Mayuom
Filmed and Edited by: Tara Carpenter
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Can't Dim My Light
Filmmakers - Nilufer and Saira Rahman (Snow Angel Films)
Scriptwriters - Akech Mayuom, Saira Rahman and Nilufer Rahman