True North is a 2025 Canadian documentary film, directed by Michèle Stephenson.Matthew Carey, "‘True North’ Shows How Black Liberation Movement Surged In 1960s Montreal; Watch Trailer For TIFF Documentary". Deadline Hollywood, August 20, 2025. The film profiles the 1969 Sir George Williams affair protests against systemic racism at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Quebec, when a group of Haitian Canadian students occupied a ninth-floor computer lab.Courtney Small, "True North Review: The Power of Student Protest". Point of View, September 6, 2025.
The incident was previously profiled by Mina Shum in the 2015 documentary film Ninth Floor, with Pat Mullen of Point of View stating that the key distinction was that Stephenson's film "situates the occupation amid a wider appetite for change".Pat Mullen, "How True North Captures the Black Power Movement in Canada and Abroad". Point of View, September 3, 2025.
The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.Etan Vlessing, "Ben Proudfoot’s Obamas-Backed ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ to Open Toronto Fest Doc Program". The Hollywood Reporter, August 6, 2025.
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