Family Portrait in Black and White

Family Portrait in Black and White is a Canadian-Ukrainian coproduced documentary film, directed by Julia Ivanova and released in 2011.  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. 

The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.  It had its Canadian premiere at the 2011 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Documentary. 

It was a shortlisted Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012. 

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Category:2011 films
Category:Canadian films
Category:Canadian documentary films
Category:Ukrainian films
Category:Ukrainian documentary films