April 2011 General Meeting: Special Screening of "Colour Me"

Colour Me is a documentary that follows motivational speaker Anthony McLean and six youth on a journey of discovery, directed by Sherien Barsoum.

Where: The Royal Theatre, 608 College St. Toronto, ON
(5 blocks west of Bathurst, at Clinton)

When: Thursday, April 28th, 6:30pm to 9:15pm

Cost: Free for UFSC Toronto Members, $5 (WHILE THEY LAST) for non-members

Please  click here to register and RSVP.

See full details below. Please be sure to RSVP early as seating is extremely limited for this event.

Synopsis of Colour Me

Why do middle-class suburban black teens dress, talk and walk like they live in the ‘hood? Why is getting a good education seen as ‘selling out’? And after the struggles that were endured for education, equality and freedom, why are more black youth dropping out and ending up behind bars?

Anthony is sick of stereotypes that surround the black community. He’s sick of documentaries that profile “at-risk” youth. He’s sick of persisting rhetoric on the “black struggle.”

The backdrop to this rite of passage is set in Brampton, Ontario – one of Canada’s fastest growing, ethnically dominated suburbs. And at its heart is Fletcher’s Meadow high school with a seventy percent black student body.

At a time when the statistics on black youth in crime, education and teen pregnancy are quickly rising to match those of our US neighbour’s – this film asks why – as it explores the confines of race, the complexities of identity, and the need to find our voice.

Please  click here to register and RSVP.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SEATING IS LIMITED

COLOUR ME Documentary Official Trailer from Sherien Barsoum on Vimeo.

GENERAL MEETING AGENDA

APRIL 28, 2011

6:30-7:00      Seating
7:00-7:30      Welcome & Introduction - Davina Reid, President - UFSC Toronto
7:40-7:50      Biography and Opening Remarks - Sherien Barsoum,Director - 'Colour Me'
7:50-9:05      Screening of 'Colour Me'
9:05-9:15      Q&A
9:15              Adjournment

We would like to thank The Royal Theatre our general meeting host sponsor.

Website:  www . ufsc-toronto.org 
Email:    ufsctoronto@yahoo.ca

About Sherien Barsoum

Sherien Barsoum is a Toronto-based filmmaker and head of TAZA Media, a non-fiction production company. Exploring critical issues with a fresh lens, TAZA tells stories for web, film, television and commercial platforms.

Working with an award-winning team – editor James Blokland (Nurse, Fighter, Boy) cinematographer John M. Tran (Waterlife), and composer John Welsman (The Sacred Balance) – Sherien created COLOUR ME, her first documentary film exploring what it means to be a Black Canadian today. A former youth worker, Sherien knows good stories are often birthed in hard places. Before founding TAZA, she was a national reporter for CTS, and worked as a producer for CTV, SunTV and Rogers. In addition to making films, Sherien helps the Ontario government tell its stories online as Senior Producer for ontario.ca.