True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power

Premieres July 06, 2026
Directed by Michèle Stephenson

How 1960s Montreal helped shape the global movement for Black liberation.

About the Documentary

Through rare archival footage and firsthand accounts, True North revisits 1968 Montreal, where Black liberation movements converged at the Congress of Black Writers. As student protests ignited the Sir George Williams Affair, Black youth faced violent repression, unfolding a powerful chapter of the global Black Power era.

The Filmmakers

Michèle Stephenson

Filmmaker and artist Michèle Stephenson, pulls from her Haitian and Panamanian roots to think radically about storytelling. Her feature documentary Going To Mars won the 2023 Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a Guggenheim Artist Fellow.

Leslie Norville

Leslie Norville is an Emmy® Award-winning producer. Her work is spurred by a passion to tell untold and nuanced stories about people of color. Recent projects include The First Wave and the forthcoming series Black Life: Untold Stories. She is an alum of the Sundance Documentary Creative Producing Fellowship.

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