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'Black Ice' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Hubert Davis, produced by Vinay Virmani and slated for release in 2022.[Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/hubert-daviss-black-ice-leads-docs-in-tiff-gala-announcement/ "Hubert Daviss Black Ice Leads Docs in TIFF Gala Announcement"]. 'Point of View', July 28, 2022.] Based in part on Darril Fosty and George Fosty's 2004 non-fiction book 'Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925', the film presents a history of the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes of the early 20th century, and the lingering history of anti-black racism in the sport of ice hockey.[Alex Guye, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/black-ice-documentary-coloured-hockey-league-maritimes-1.6166690 "Documentary on the Maritimes' Coloured Hockey League to begin filming"]. CBC News Nova Scotia, September 7, 2021.]
Executive producers of the film included Drake, LeBron James and Maverick Carter.[Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lebron-james-drake-maverick-carter-exec-produce-hockey-doc-black-ice-1234989646/ "LeBron James, Drake, Maverick Carter to Exec Produce Hockey Racial Reckoning Doc Black Ice"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', July 29, 2021.]
The film is premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,[Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/stephen-frears-jessica-chastain-jennifer-lawrence-films-among-toronto-line-up/5173003.article "Stephen Frears, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence films among Toronto galas, special presentations"]. 'Screen Daily', July 28, 2022.] where it was the winner of the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.[Christian Zilko, [https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/tiff-2022-peoples-choice-award-winners-list-1234763848/ "The Fabelmans Wins TIFF 2022 Peoples Choice Award"]. 'IndieWire', September 18, 2022.]
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