Family Portrait in Black and White is a Canadian-Ukrainian coproduced documentary film, directed by Julia Ivanova and released in 2011.Chuck Bowen, "Review: Family Portrait in Black and White". Slant Magazine, July 11, 2012. The film profiles Olga Nenya, a Ukrainian woman who has adopted a large family of biracial children, and tries to protect them from the sometimes virulent anti-African racism of rural Ukrainian society.Neil Genzlinger, "Fostering Mixed-Race Children in Ukraine: ‘Family Portrait in Black and White’. The New York Times, July 12, 2012.
The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.John DeFore, "Family Portrait in Black and White: Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter, January 28, 2011. It had its Canadian premiere at the 2011 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary."Films about Ukrainian foster mom and California skate-punk top Hot Docs: Hot Docs awards Ukraine-set doc top Cdn prize". Canadian Press, May 6, 2011.
It was a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.Etan Vlessing, "Cafe de Flore, A Dangerous Method lead the field for Genie Awards". Playback, January 17, 2012.
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External links
Family Portrait in Black and White at Julia Ivanova's website