POV Talks: Revenge of The Black Best Friend
POV, in partnership with TIFF, is proud to present POV Talks: Revenge of the Black Best Friend on Saturday, July 16 starting 10am at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Join us in-cinema for an engaging conversation about the six-part series Revenge of the Black Best Friend — a Canneseries selection that is now streaming on CBC Gem — with series creator Amanda Parris and actress Oluniké Adeliyi. Revenge of the Black Best Friend follows self-help guru Dr. Toni Shakur (Oluniké Adeliyi) as she works to support Black actors who have been cast as token Black characters. We are excited to chat with Parris and Adeliyi about the inspiration behind the series and what they hope audiences will take away from it.
This is a free event open to the community.To obtain tickets, you and your guests must register via the Ticketmaster link here: tiny.cc/povtalksrotbbf
You can also stream Revenge of the Black Best Friend exclusively on CBC Gem!
Our Guests
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Amanda Parris is an award-winning writer, producer and tv/radio host. Her play OTHER SIDE OF THE GAME was awarded the 2019 Governor General Literary Award for Drama. Her latest theatrical work THE DEATH NEWS won the 2022 Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, Web Program or Series. Amanda is also the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the critically acclaimed digital series REVENGE OF THE BLACK BEST FRIEND which launched on CBC Gem in 2022. The series was an official selection at the Canneseries Festival where it made its international premiere.In 2022, Amanda received the inaugural Changemaker Award from the Canadian Screen Awards for her efforts to call out systemic racism in the Canadian media community. She has been named a Rising Screen Star by Now Magazine and received the Rising Star Award from AfroGlobal Television.
Oluniké Adeliyi is a Canadian actress, writer, and producer who got her big break in the hit television series Flashpoint (2008 - 2012) as Officer Leah Kerns. Since then, she has built an impressive resume that includes shows and films such as American Gods (2017 - present), Coroner (2019 - present), The Parting Glass (2018), The Prodigy (2019), Chaos Walking (2020) and Revenge of The Black Best Friend (2022). Oluniké has been nominated for “Best Supporting Actress” at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards for her role in Boost (2018), "Best Performance by a Female - Film" at the 2014 Canadian Comedy Awards for her performance in French Immersion (2014), and won the 2011 Black Canadian Award for "Best Actress" for overall performances. In June 2021, Oluniké joined the ensemble cast for The Porter, a BET+ and CBC drama about North American railway workers now shooting in Winnipeg.REGISTER HERE
