| Director: | Charles Officer |
| Starring: | Desmond Cole |
| Music: | Michelle Osis |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Producer: | Stuart Henderson Jake Yanowski |
| Editor: | Avril Jacobson |
| Cinematography: | John Price Chris Romeike |
| Runtime: | 44 minutes |
| Company: | 90th Parallel Film and Television Productions |
The Skin We're In is a 2017 Canadian documentary film, directed by Charles Officer.[1] Based in part on Desmond Cole's award-winning 2015 essay, "The Skin I'm In", for Toronto Life, the film documents the history and reality of racism against Black Canadians.[2]
The film premiered as an episode of CBC Television's documentary series Firsthand on March 9, 2017.[3] It was subsequently given a special free theatrical screening in April 2017 as part of the Regent Park Film Festival.[4]
The film was a nominee for the Donald Brittain Award at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.[5]