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An outgoing, sexually aggressive young woman meets and begins a torrid affair with an equally aggressive young man in which their affair begins to bring a strain on their personal lives.

Sons of Caribbean immigrants, Francis and Michael face questions of masculinity, identity and family amid the pulsing beat of Toronto's early hip-hop scene.

Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone to secure her freedom in the 18th century.

A teenager forms an intense bond with a refugee taken in by her family. As their obsessive relationship deepens, she becomes enamored with the refugee's lifestyle, leading to desire, jealousy, and a world that is not as it appears.

In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight over the precious remaining resources, a young woman's loyalties are tested by the arrival of a wounded man who discovers her family has a secret supply of freshwater.

Two brothers in their early 20s, one black, one white, each the other's keeper since their family was torn apart by a decade old tragedy.

On his release from prison for the brutal beating of a black man, Donnie, a young white boxer, is coached by his victim's father, George for an upcoming fight against a talented and vengeful opponent, Ossie.

This is the Easter weekend. In an inner city project, three people struggle against their demons and try to find redemption. They are Maxine, a window dresser depressed since she had an abortion and lost her lover ; Jordan, a boxer who has indulged in gay-bashing ; and 'The General', a drug dealer turned artist.

A comedic series about how centuries of selective breeding has turned some canines into physiological monsters.

Untitled is a thought-provoking story that delves into race, justice, and personal accountability as a woman manipulates the truth to shield her son, casting her partner in a negative light.

A young girl is taken from her home in Africa and forced on a treacherous journey to America.

Aminata, now grown beautiful, healthy, and literate, is the flower of Robinson Appleby's Indigo plantation. After several seasons of deflecting Appleby's advances, Aminata marries Chekura and has his child; infuriated, Appleby, sells her and her child to separate owners. Her new owners, Jewish Indigo Trader Solomon Lindo and his wife Rosa, are more trusting: they treat her as a servant rather than a slave. But after Rosa's death and the revelation that Solomon brokered the sale of her child, Aminata's trust is broken. Desperate for a distraction to ease his grief, Lindo sets sail to New York with Aminata, who plots her escape to freedom.

Aminata travels to New York with his Jewish owner and takes the opportunity to run during the confusion of the American Revolution. She gains respect in her community as a midwife and literacy teachings. She and her husband are reunited, only for him to enlist to fight. Sam (Cuba Gooding Jr.) helps her search for him and they find him wounded.

The Book of Negroes is born. Animata documents all Negroes' passages to freedom from New York to Nova Scotia. She enlists many with no judgment. When her time comes to leave, she is re-enslaved as a claim from Appleby, her original owner. This is disputed and won. She is declared a free woman and sails to reunite with her husband.

Upon their arrival in Africa, Aminata leaves the Loyalists behind to find her way back to her home village of Bayo.

Racial tensions run high with Aminata's employer, adding fuel to the fire. Animata has found her husband alive once more, and they make a pact never to part again.