DRIFF 2020
ICE BREAKERS
SCREENED NOV 4-6 AS PART OF DRIFF EDU’S THE BLACK EXPERIENCE ON FILM PROGRAM
Josh Crooks is a promising teen hockey star in a sport where Black players like him are chronically underrepresented. Ice Breakers reveals the buried history of a pioneering Black hockey league in Atlantic Canada, as Crooks discovers that his unshakable passion is tied to a rich and remarkable heritage.
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Ice Breakers
Josh Crooks is a young, gifted African-Canadian hockey player in an overwhelmingly white sport. In its intimate story of transgenerational identity, Ice Breakers reveals the buried history of how Black athletes helped pioneer modern hockey, as Crooks discovers that his passion is tied to a remarkable heritage.
Directed by:
SANDAMINI RANKADUWA
