AUG 20-24th,2024
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I want to make this film as a tribute to the sacrifices health care workers make for us. They are ordinary people, but they are extra-ordinary, too modest to call themselves heroes, not seeing themselves as life-saving angels. Completely altruistic, they put themselves in danger to take to care for us. They are in my eyes – Angels.
The nightmare of the pandemic continues, leaving a mark that will never be erased from our collective memory.
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Kosa is a young boy who lives with his family in the forest heartlands of India. One day, he is picked up by the police. The charge? Kosa’s name is similar to that of a Maoist commander. Will the farcical trial that follows prove his innocence or confirm he’s a criminal?
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Before embarking on a journey of a better life for himself. Dylon, a young Navajo teen faces a decision that may jeopardize his future and lead him to a darker life.
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An addiction crisis sweeps through Saskatchewan. Meagan Jasper has been clean for almost four years but struggles to save her younger sister from addictions. Taylor Balfour lost her own sister, Rachel, who died alone in a university dorm of a drug overdose. As a teen, Kaeland Brentnell became hooked on drugs. After his close friend died of an overdose, Kaeland decided to quit drugs and look to Meagan for help. Everyone comes from different walks of life. Yet, the consequences of addiction looms.
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1979, Linh and Hung, a young refugee couple, are sponsored into Vancouver, Canada, after the war in Vietnam. Looking to the future, they do everything they can to build a new life for their budding family. A neighbouring indigenous family, recognizing their struggles, extends their hand in friendship and acceptance. When Linh and Hung have a baby girl, they ask their new friends to give their daughter a Canadian
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Three women in three regions in Indonesia have problems about their helplessness towards their nature as women generally, facing equality, rights and traditions, yet transforming them into empowerment for the lives around them.
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