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When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee the country with his wife and two young daughters. Capturing their uncertain journey on his phone's camera, Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum. This powerful Sundance award-winning doc stitches together the heart-warming intimacy between a husband and wife caught in a dire situation while revealing one of life's great treasures: family belonging. Moving audiences around the world, this miraculous story is the kind of testament to compassion and empathy that validates why we create, present and watch documentary film.
Following the screening, join a group of panelists as they reflect on the film and explore the triumphs, policies and challenges of refugee resettlement in Canada:
• Khaled Abdulwahed & Andrew Lusztyk – Together Project, an organization connecting refugee newcomers and Canadians
• Mario Calla – Executive Director, COSTI Immigrant Services
• Elizabeth Radshaw – Director of Industry Programs, Hot Docs
• Mohammad Waseem Zakour – An internationally-trained physician from Syria
In conversation with Andrea Nemtin, Partner/Executive Director, Rally Assets