The film Scarborough was a top winner at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards, honoured as best motion picture, achievement in direction, and performance by an actor in a leading role. The film follows three kids in a low-income neighbourhood in Scarborough as they learn the value of community, passion and resilience over the course of a school year.
Check out these selections for more like Scarborough.
Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
The book that inspired the film. Scarborough offers a raw yet empathetic glimpse into a troubled community that locates its dignity in unexpected places: a neighbourhood that refuses to be undone.
Brother by David John Chariandy
Brother explores questions of masculinity, family, race, and identity as they are played out in a Scarborough housing complex during the sweltering heat and simmering violence of the summer of 1991.
Here Comes The Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
A cast of unforgettable women battle for independence while a maelstrom of change threatens their Jamaican village.
The Florida Project (film)
Set in the shadow of the most magical place on Earth, six-year-old Moonee and her two best friends forge their own adventures, while Moonee's struggling mom and a kindhearted motel manager protect the kids from the harsh reality that surrounds them.
