Black Ice | |
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Directed by | Hubert Davis |
Written by | Hubert Davis |
Based on | Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925 by Darril Fosty and George Fosty |
Produced by | Vinay Virmani |
Cinematography | Chris Romeike |
Edited by | Eamonn O'Connor |
Music by | Simon Poole |
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Distributed by | Elevation Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Box office | $47,362[1] |
Black Ice is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by Hubert Davis and produced by Vinay Virmani.[2] Based in part on Darril Fosty and George Fosty's 2004 non-fiction book Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925, the film presents a history of the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes of the early 20th century, and the lingering history of anti-black racism in the sport of ice hockey.[3]
Executive producers of the film included Drake, LeBron James and Maverick Carter.[4]
The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] where it was the winner of the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.[6]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022.[7]