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BLK: An Origin Story

2022 · 1 season

A sober, illuminating history lesson that feels like a warm, carefully told story of overlooked lives.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
Look beyond the Underground Railroad to explore the untold stories of Black Canadians from the 1600s to the present.
How it feels
Earnest, warm, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Race, identity, justice, family
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Jennifer Holness, Sudz Sutherland
Written by
Jennifer Holness, Maya Annik Bedward, Maya Bastian, Sudz Sutherland
Starring
Kosa Akaraiwe, Abdul-Shakur Alawi, Abigail Amsterdam, Osa Atoe, Addison Becker, Patrick Marlon Bender, Dashawn Lloyd Blackwood, Al Braatz
Music
Tom Third
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
History
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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