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Invisible City

Invisible City is a moving story of two boys from Regent Park crossing into adulthood – their mothers and mentors rooting for them to succeed; their environment and social pressures tempting them to make poor choices. Turning his camera on the often ignored inner city, Academy-award nominated director Hubert Davis sensitively depicts the disconnection of urban poverty and race from the mainstream.
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Invisible City is a moving story of two boys from Regent Park crossing into adulthood – their mothers and mentors rooting for them to succeed; their environment and social pressures tempting them to make poor choices. Turning his camera on the often ignored inner city, Academy-award nominated director Hubert Davis sensitively depicts the disconnection of urban poverty and race from the mainstream.

Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism Social Issues Children and Youth Urbanism All subjects
  • director
    Hubert Davis
  • editor
    Hubert Davis
  • producer
    Mehernaz Lentin
    Gerry Flahive
  • executive producer
    Silva Basmajian
  • co-producer
    Hubert Davis
  • writer
    Sondra Kelly
    Hubert Davis
    Mehernaz Lentin
  • commissioning editor
    Rudy Buttignol
    Jane Jankovic
  • director of photography
    Christopher Romeike
  • additional photography
    Christian Bielz
    Jonathon Cliff
  • sound recordist
    Mike MacClymont
    Bob Rouse
    Sanjay Mehta
  • music
    Fraser MacDougall
    Michael White

Education

Ages 16 to 17
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School subjects
Diversity - Diversity in Communities Family Studies/Home Economics - Adolescent Development Media Education - Documentary Film
Expect rich discussions with students about poverty, racism and urban violence as they follow parallel stories of two disaffected youths residing in inner-city Toronto. Media literacy activities can address choices that the director makes about showing systemic racism in education. Social scientists will find this film a great resource in discussions about ghettoization, gentrification and alienation.

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