Studio Black!

Studio Black! is an innovative series based on African-Nova Scotian folk tales collected in the 1920s by American civil rights activist, educator and folklorist Arthur Fauset. Three filmmakers of African-Nova Scotian descent –Cory Bowles, Juanita Peters and Jarrett Shaw—direct an ensemble cast of eight African-Nova Scotian actors in CBC’s Halifax studio in a style that mixes theatre and studio television. The stories immerse the viewer in a unique experience that aims to “reveal, revise and reinterpret important forgotten stories” and work to provide a place for today’s young African Nova Scotians in filmmaking and performance.