Ongoing strikes by Hollywood actors and writers have kept discussions about fair compensation and job protection at the forefront of this year's Toronto International Film Festival, but Canadian film industry players who are Black, Indigenous and people of colour say that still doesn't address the larger barriers they face.
Canadian BIPOC filmmakers and actors say that while they support the striking members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Writers Guild of America, they're still fighting for visibility and support on this side of the border.
In 2021, Fyffe-Marshall's short film "Black Bodies" was selected for the Sundance Film Festival, after winning TIFF's inaugural Changemaker Award the previous year. However, she said that no one in Canadian media seemed to care until American filmmaker Ava DuVernay praised her work in a tweet. Pardo said he supports the Hollywood strikes but the media focus on the lack of celebrities on red carpets during a festival attended by many homegrown BIPOC filmmakers raises questions about whose struggles are seen as headline-worthy.
Pardo pointed to the lack of diverse workforces on most Canadian film sets and the fact that the exploration of topics such as race and identity are often seen as uncomfortable subjects for general audiences.
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