Shakura S'Aida

Movies

Brown Girl Begins
Mami
It's 2049 on a forsaken island off the coast of Toronto where the survival of the islanders depends on young Ti-Jeanne to risk death by a spirit so she can take her place as a caribbean priestess and save her people.
Whitewash
Narrator (voice)
Whitewash is a poetic video that examines the little-known subject of slavery in Canada and its omission from the national narrative.
A Map of the World
Guard
School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property involving a friend's child, the town turns against her and Alice finds herself fighting charges of child abuse.
Critical Choices
Mother
A Milwaukee Women's Health Clinic becomes the battleground between pro-choice activists and right-to-life demonstrators over and Easter Sunday weekend and involves three different women, each representing different sides of the issue.