| Invisible City | |
| Director: | Hubert Davis |
| Producer: | Mehernaz Lentin Gerry Flahive Hubert Davis |
| Cinematography: | Chris Romeike |
| Editing: | Hubert Davis |
| Music: | Fraser MacDougall Michael White |
| Distributor: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Runtime: | 76 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Invisible City is a 2009 documentary film by Hubert Davis about young Black Canadian men at risk in Toronto's Regent Park district. Davis spent three years filming two boys in their final years of high school.[1]
The primary subjects of the film are Kendell and Mikey, students at Nelson Mandela Park Public School. Invisible City follows their struggles with academic and behavioral issues, and their sense of futility.[2]
Invisible City is produced by Industry Pictures/Shine Films in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.[3]
Invisible City received the Best Canadian Feature Documentary award at the 2009 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[4] [5] In announcing its decision, the Hot Docs festival jury stated:
The film opened theatrically at the Royal Theatre in Toronto in February 2010, before premiering on TVOntario.[1]