Telus Originals honours Black History Month in Canada with the launch of Documentary Features “Union Street”, “Handle with Care” and two shorts “Unshook” and “Out There”.
“Unshook” is a short film documentary in which 19-year-old Afro-Cuban Canadian René Osmani Diakité copes with the recent death of his African born physician father and his grandfather dying within four months of each other. René’s mother is Cuban.
René recounts that his father wanted him to be proud of his African heritage but his pursuit of the emptiness of video games and a rift with his father prevented his further discovery of his background which he sorely regrets and admits and laments his immaturity.
René realizes he must make the journey of self discovery on his own but this excites more than frightens him.
René is just one of the many of us, irrespective of color or ethnicity, who are jolted by the death of a loved one, to learn from such a terrible event to pursue a goal that the deceased had wished we had pursued.
“Unshook” was directed by Aya Garcia. It will be launching on 27February2024 on Telus Optik TV channel 8 and on watch.telusoriginals.com (Canada only). It will be shown with a documentary Feature Film “Handle with Care”.
RKS 2024 Film Rating: 72/100.
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