No Visible Trauma

DIRECTED BY MARC SERPA FRANCOEUR AND ROBINDER UPPAL

In the midst of a global uprising against police violence and systemic racism, No Visible Trauma is a searing investigation of the deeply troubled Calgary Police Service, which shot and killed more people than the New York or Chicago police departments in 2018. From the kidnapping and beating of a young African immigrant, to the fatal shooting of an unarmed man during a “wellness check”, the film exposes police brutality and a justice system that refuses to hold officers accountable.

IMPACT GOALS

Educate audiences to bring a critical analysis of police in pursuit of health and equity-centred solutions and ideas.

Uplift community-based organizations who are covering police accountability issues.

Support a diversity of approaches to moving towards a world where society’s most vulnerable are not harmed by those sworn to protect them.

CURRENT ATTENDEES

Adora Nwofor – President, Black Lives Matter YYC

Amrit Sanghe – Teacher, Surrey Teachers Association

Andrea Nemtin – Executive Director, Social Innovation Canada

Anisha Datta – Associate Professor of Sociology, King's University College at Western University

Aurelio Naraval – Programs and Policy Manager, ActionDignity

Brianna Macleod – Practice Framework Facilitator, Calgary John Howard Society

Carole Chan – Co-Chair, Law Society of New Brunswick’s Equity and Social Justice Committee

Chad Haggerty – Lawyer, C.H. Advocacy

Daniel Tétrault – President, Burnaby Teachers Association

Davin Charney – Lawyer, Charney Law

David Blaeser – Social Justice Chair, Burnaby Teachers Association

Geoff Morrison – Executive Producer, Big Cedar Films

Jaquie Duhacek – Founder & Director, Calgary Family Peer Connections

Jhamesha Janella Milord Ashford – News Coordinator, CHUO 89.1 FM

Jody Yaa Dunn – Anti-Black Racism Programs Manager, Black Legal Action Centre

Julian Carrington – Distribution Manager and Industry Funds Programmer, Hot Docs

Lynn Armstrong – President, Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice

Maryam Adrangi – Canadian Activism Manager, Ben & Jerry's

Mark Lalonde – Chief Safety Officer, Simon Fraser University

Romy Garrido – Co-Founder, Project Calgary

Sadia Zaman – CEO, Inspirit Foundation

Sarah Spring – Executive Director, Documentary Organization of Canada

Thais Cabral – Teacher, Surrey Teachers Association - Social Justice Committee

Yvonne Marcus – Social Justice Team Chair, Vancouver Unitarians

PROGRAM FUNDERS

SMI TEAM

BOARD

Tinu Mathur - President
Tracey Friesen - Vice President & Acting Secretary
Mark Busse - Treasurer
Annette Frymer
John Dippong
Leonard Schein
Loc Dao
Laura Plant
Liz Shorten

SMI Team

Sue Biely, Executive Director
Anthony Truong Swan, Impact Director
Em Lubbers, Media & Programming Coordinator
Brianna Girdler, Technical Director
Olive Reed, Tech & Digital Coordinator Intern
Siobhan McCarthy, Research & Coordinator Assistant
Val Hoye, Bookkeeper
Giacomo Nudi
Josli Rockafella
Nikita Takkar
Tamo Campos