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Unspoken Tears: Trauma Through Words | Director’s Notes

Unspoken Tears: Trauma Through Words | Director’s Notes

Making Unspoken Tears immersed me in the violence of war and the trauma it inflicts on people. I wanted to use the integration of young refugees into Quebec’s school system as a way into this subject.

Someone Like Me: Big Risk, Big Reward

Someone Like Me: Big Risk, Big Reward

It’s 2017 and we’re meeting Chris Morrissey, the founder of Rainbow Refugee, at an Italian cafe on a Tuesday afternoon in East Vancouver.

19 Days | Meet the Woman Behind the House

19 Days | Meet the Woman Behind the House

Asha Siad, co-director of 19 Days, sat down with Margaret Stycynska, the Manager of Resettlement & Integration Services with the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society. You can read the interview here:...

Mark World Refugee Day with 19 Days

Mark World Refugee Day with 19 Days

Mark World Refugee Day with this short doc that follows refugee families through their 19-day welcoming process at a resettlement centre in Calgary.

Refuge: The First 19 Days

Refuge: The First 19 Days

Jennifer and her brothers have seen more in their short lives than most adults will encounter in a lifetime — armed conflict, forced migration, refugee camps. But the sight of...

Welcome to Canada: Based on the real story of Tamil refugees in 1986

Welcome to Canada: Based on the real story of Tamil refugees in 1986

A look at the feature film Welcome to Canada which is based on the real story of Tamil refugees found adrift off the coast of Newfoundland in 1986.

Himalaya Blues: A Song for Tibet

Himalaya Blues: A Song for Tibet

A Song for Tibet follows a man and a young woman to Dharamsala, India, home of the current Dalai Lama and the exiled Tibetan government, and back to Montreal, where the Nobel Peace Prize is due for a visit.