{"id":1968,"date":"2021-01-05T10:49:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2021-01-05T10:49:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:49:56","slug":"an-uninvited-guest-movie-coming-to-cbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=1968","title":{"rendered":"“AN UNINVITED GUEST” MOVIE COMING TO CBC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Toronto, ON\u00a0–\u00a0Richard B. Pierre<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is an award-winning writer, director and producer, known for tackling a range of genres and subject matters.\u00a0Pierre, a mixed-race Black filmmaker, has been placing his focus on race-based\u00a0projects \u201cAn Uninvited Guest\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0comes on the heels of the successful documentary\u00a0\u201cWhat Are You?\u201d\u00a0by the serious film maker.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea for \u201cAn Uninvited Guest\u201d<\/strong> came to the talented director after watching the 6 o\u2019clock news report on the murder of a black man by police. Unfortunately, not an uncommon headline.  The video repeated several times on a seemingly endless loop and Pierre realized that he could easily become numb to the horror and yet each time it played it was as fresh and real as if it had happened right in front of him. In that moment he realized he had to do something other than just get angry thus \u201cAn Uninvited Guest\u201d was born. The film received funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The short film portrays three people wordlessly enjoying dinner together, one of the dinner guests is black. Outside the mansion, in full view of the guests, a black man is assaulted by a police officer.  The black dinner guest grows increasingly anxious, his demeanor changes from numb to responsive, the people around him grow uncomfortable.  \u201cAn Uninvited Guest\u201d<\/strong> is a startling commentary on police brutality that challenges the viewer to contemplate their role in the endless cycle of violence against the black community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award-winning film maker reaches deep, sometimes to a place that\u2019s uncomfortable in order to make his point.\u00a0\u00a0After all, shouldn\u2019t we be uncomfortable?\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAn Uninvited Guest\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0streams on CBC Gem.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the trailer for \u2018An Uninvited Guest \u2018<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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