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Welcome to Canada
201619 min 20 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Adam LoftenMary Fowles
Production: Adam LoftenEmmanuel Vaughan-LeeMary Fowles
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This short film tells the story of Mohammed Alsaleh, a young Syrian refugee granted asylum in Canada after fleeing torture and imprisonment by the Assad regime. While rebuilding his life in Vancouver, he assists newly-arrived Syrian refugee families to resettle, finding new homes and new beginnings.
Subject categories
- Social Issues > Immigrant Experience
Credits
- director
- Adam Loften
- Mary Fowles
- producer
- Adam Loften
- Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
- Mary Fowles