| Family Portrait in Black and White | |
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| Directed by | Julia Ivanova |
| Produced by | Boris Ivanov |
| Starring | Olga Nenya |
| Cinematography | Julia Ivanova Stanislav Shakhov |
| Edited by | Julia Ivanova |
Production company | Interfilm Productions |
| Distributed by | First Pond Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Ukraine |
| Languages | English Ukrainian |
Family Portrait in Black and White is a Canadian-Ukrainian coproduced documentary film, directed by Julia Ivanova and released in 2011.[1] The film profiles Olga Nenya, a Ukrainian woman who has adopted a large family of biracial children, and tries to protect them from the sometimes virulent anti-African racism of rural Ukrainian society.[2]
The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[3] It had its Canadian premiere at the 2011 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.[4]
It was a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.[5]
- ^ Chuck Bowen, "Review: Family Portrait in Black and White". Slant Magazine, July 11, 2012.
- ^ Neil Genzlinger, "Fostering Mixed-Race Children in Ukraine: ‘Family Portrait in Black and White’. The New York Times, July 12, 2012.
- ^ John DeFore, "Family Portrait in Black and White: Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter, January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Films about Ukrainian foster mom and California skate-punk top Hot Docs: Hot Docs awards Ukraine-set doc top Cdn prize". Canadian Press, May 6, 2011.
- ^ Etan Vlessing, "Cafe de Flore, A Dangerous Method lead the field for Genie Awards". Playback, January 17, 2012.