 © Inverse By Giancarlo Aulino Fast & Furious - one of the highest grossing film franchises ever - recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and the release of the latest installment: F9. This newest addition swiftly raced to top spot in the box-office by grossing $70 million domestically and $404.9 million worldwide on opening weekend.
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By Jeffery Tram (@Jeffery_Tram)
Sitting unconventionally in his home of Newmarket, Ont. with his family, Quinton Byfield watched as he was selected second overall in the 2020 NHL draft by the Los Angeles Kings, becoming the highest drafted Black player in NHLhistory.
 © TIFF By Fatima Husain Set in Côte d’Ivoire’s largest prison La MACA, Philippe Lacôte’s Night of the Kings masterfully unveils the tale of a young prisoner (Koné Bakary), forced into recounting a night long story, in the hopes of survival.
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By Kassandra Sharma
Veil is a short film, showcased at the 15th Caribbean Tales Film Festival (CTFF) 2020. During the “Reel Black Canada”. Written and directed by Zahra Golafshani, Veil tells a relatable story of the struggles of just wanting to ‘fit in’.
 © Flight the Film By Kassandra Sharma Kia Moses’ short film Flight, originally released in 2018, featured on the second night of Caribbean Tales Film Festival (CTFF) 2020. With the theme of the night “Truth to Power”, all films featured seem to all have an underlying call to action message surrounding the notion of dreams verses realities that people are dealing with in different parts of the world. By extension also displaying that people can relate and identify with different struggles even while worlds apart.
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By Kassandra Sharma
Rhett S. Butler’s Nefarious recently premiered at the CaribbeanTales Film Festival 2020. With Jamaican Night: Boomflikbeing the theme, Nefarious allowed the audience to be encapsulated in a horror tale filled with love, betrayal, local lore and just the right amount of twists and turns to make your blood boil.
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