
Black Cinema at the NFB: Before and After 1983 | Curator’s Perspective
This instalment of Curator’s Perspective offers a brief look at the history of Black cinema at the National Film Board.
Camilo Martín-Flórez is the Collection Curator at the National Film Board of Canada. He views the NFB’s collection as Canada’s “family album” – an invaluable chronicle of the ongoing evolution of Canadian society. He uses decolonial, transnational and archival theories to study and promote the NFB’s remarkable success over its eight decades of existence. A PhD in Film Studies from the University of Bologna, Martín-Flórez has presented his research at several academic conferences in the Americas and Europe, and published in various academic journals. He is also a filmmaker who’s written, directed and edited nine short films that have been screened in festivals worldwide.