Carol's Mirror

199114 min 5 secFilm: Fiction, Children's film

Direction: Selwyn Jacob

Production: Penny RitcoWolf KoenigColin Neale

Script: Cheryl FoggoClem Martini

Produced by the NFB with the financial assistance of Multiculturalism Canada.

Carol is interested in playing the lead in her school's annual play. The only problem is that the school puts on "Snow White" every year, and Carol is black. After much lively debate, Carol and her classmates find a solution. Carol's Mirror challenges the use of Eurocentric materials and shows how prejudice, racism and cultural expectations place limits on what people can do with their lives. Educators are encouraged to preview the series before use and choose the dramas most age-appropriate for their students. This film is part of the Playing Fair series.

Subject categories


  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > African OriginsChildrenDiscrimination
  • Social Issues > ChildrenCultural GroupsDiscrimination and Stereotyping
  • Children and Youth > Cultural GroupsDiscrimination and Stereotyping

Credits


director
Selwyn Jacob
producer
Penny Ritco
Wolf Koenig
executive producer
Colin Neale
script
Cheryl Foggo
Clem Martini
camera
Susan Trow
sound
Hans Oomes
editing
MeiYen Chan
sound editing
Robert Labrosse
mixer
Robert Labrosse
music
Doug Blackley
cast
Annette Bouzi
Max Castle
Benjamin Steiger-Levine
Stacey Keller
Jocelyne Chan
Joanna Noyes
Dawn Tyler Watson

Awards


  • Award of Merit - Category: Videotape / Government Media AgencyItinerant - AMTEC
  • Best Film - Category: Guidance and Counseling International Educational Film Festival
  • Gold Apple Award - Category: Cultural Adjustment / Grades 4 - 6National Educational Media Network Competition
  • Silver CINDY AwardItinerant - International CINDY Competition
  • Honorable Mention - Category: Social Studies / Elementary through Junior HighItinerant - American Film and Video Festival
  • Special CommendationItinerant - CAVE (Catholic Audio-Visual Educators) Media Festival