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'Family Portrait in Black and White' is a Canadian-Ukrainian coproduced documentary film, directed by Julia Ivanova and released in 2011.[Chuck Bowen, [https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/family-portrait-in-black-and-white/ "Review: Family Portrait in Black and White"]. 'Slant Magazine', July 11, 2012.] The film profiles Olga Nenya, a Ukrainian woman who has adopted a large family of biracial children, and tries to protect them from the sometimes virulent anti-African racism of rural Ukrainian society.[Neil Genzlinger, [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/movies/family-portrait-in-black-and-white.html?mtrref=www.google.com&gwh=E852EA706ED377060EDF53C4D34A57A1&gwt=pay&assetType=REGIWALL "Fostering Mixed-Race Children in Ukraine: Family Portrait in Black and White]. 'The New York Times', July 12, 2012.]
The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[John DeFore, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/family-portrait-black-white-sundance-94137 "Family Portrait in Black and White: Sundance Review"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', January 28, 2011.] It had its Canadian premiere at the 2011 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary .["Films about Ukrainian foster mom and California skate-punk top Hot Docs: Hot Docs awards Ukraine-set doc top Cdn prize". Canadian Press, May 6, 2011.]
It was a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.[Etan Vlessing, [http://playbackonline.ca/2012/01/17/cafe-de-flore-a-dangerous-method-lead-the-field-for-genie-awards/ "Cafe de Flore, A Dangerous Method lead the field for Genie Awards"]. 'Playback', January 17, 2012.]
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