In the Black
- Drama
Directed by: Frances-Anne Solomon
Written by: Andrew Burrows-Trotman, Jamie Gaetz, Frances-Anne Solomon
Jamaican-Canadian businessman B. Denham Jolly's incredible 12-year battle to start Canada's first Black radio station.
- Original title
- In the Black
- Storyline
- Based on the book, In The Black - My Life by B. Denham Jolly, the film tells the story of the Jamaican born businessman's twelve-year battle to create and license FLOW 93.5 - Canada's first Black radio station, that helped to launch the careers of Drake, Michie Mee and many other breakout Canadian stars. Civil unrest in Toronto, Canada brewed in the late 1980's with activists publicly citing the police force as "the most violent in North America". IN THE BLACK, a dramatic feature based on true events, spotlights this hidden era by following the 12-year battle of Denham Jolly, a determined yet burdened Jamaican businessman who, like Samson to Goliath, takes 'up the mantle' fighting the government, the music industry along with his past demons to erect the first Black radio station in the country with the sole purpose to amplify the voice of an unheard generation and ultimately spark a movement.
- Companies
- CaribbeanTales Media Group, Greenacre Film, Photon Films and Media, Caribbean Tales Worldwide Distribution