Rise

About Rise

Young, gifted and black! In an act of self-empowerment, a group of young Black people, mainly first and second generation immigrants from the Caribbean, have occupied the public space of the Toronto underground to perform their agitprop concept of edutainment – poets, rappers, singers and musicians.

Rise is a 2019 documentary music film directed by Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca. It runs 20 minutes and was released in February 2019.

Randell Adjei stars as Self, Nathan Baya as Self, Chantal Rose as Self, and Dynesti Williams as Self. Written by Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca.