Charles Officer

Toronto Black Film Festival Honours Pam Grier, Charles Officer with 2024 Edition

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2024

The Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) has unveiled the official program and events lineup for its 12th annual edition, highlighted by cele...

Canadian Filmmaker Charles Officer Has Died

PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2023

Canadian filmmaker Charles Officer has died. He was 48 or 49, according to different sources. He had reportedly suffered a lengthy illness...

11 Films Where Toronto Is Basically Its Own Character

PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2021

Pixar's upcoming feature Turning Red is billed as a "love letter to Toronto," marking the latest in a long line of films set in the city. W...

'Akilla's Escape' Reminds Us That Drug Violence Didn't Disappear with Legalization

Directed by Charles Officer

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2021

The legalization of recreational cannabis use in Canada in October of 2018 was met with much rejoicing after a decades-long campaign of pet...

Mighty Jerome

Charles Officer

PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2011

Despite having only won a Bronze medal on the Olympic level at the 1964 Tokyo games, Harry Jerome set a total of seven world records in spr...

Nurse.Fighter.Boy

Charles Officer

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2009

It's unsurprising that Nurse.Fighter.Boy is a product of the Canadian Film Centre, given how deliberately "made" it feels, with its obvious...

Nurse.Fighter.Boy

Charles Officer

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2009

A project of the Canadian Film Centre, Nurse.Fighter.Boy is a sparse film about a single mother, her son and a boxer that enters their live...

Nurse.Fighter.Boy

Charles Officer

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2008

A project of the Canadian Film Centre, Nurse.Fighter.Boy is a sparse film about a single mother, her son and a boxer who enters their lives...