Standing In The 6ix

Today we chat with Rico King about why he thinks Toronto is struggling to tackle a growing gun problem. Rico King is an American documentary filmmaker who is putting his lens on the people and communities impacted by gun violence in Toronto. Rico King is also a film producer, director, screenwriter & actor best known for producing Tears in the Bayou. In 2016, Rico was awarded the prestigious Best Film and Best Documentary at the Mount Vernon Film Festival for his film Down in the Hole, a documentary about police brutality and life in Baltimore, MD. In 2017 he then also received the prestigious diamond award for his documentary Tears in the Bayou along with two more awards for a short film he shot for SAG-AFTRA called With Dad. Having been a resident of all the neighborhoods in his films, Rico traditionally dedicates his characters to real life people he knew or events he experienced or witnessed. In addition to working as a film producer and actor, Rico King is also an entrepreneur and community activist.