21 Black Futures is a Canadian film and theatre project, broadcast by CBC Gem in 2021.
[1] Created in conjunction with the Black Canadian theatre company Obsidian Theatre to mark both Black History Month and the 21st anniversary of Obsidian,[2] the project commissioned 21 short film adaptations of theatrical monologues on the theme of "the future of Blackness" by Black Canadian writers,[3] each performed by a Black actor on the stage of Meridian Hall in Toronto.
[1] The project was commissioned in part because the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada had prevented the staging of a traditional theatre festival.
[1] The project aired over three weeks in February 2021, with seven films premiering each week on February 12, 19 and 26.
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