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Somalia: Family Motel at Toronto’s Royal Cinema, June 22 to 24
18 Jun 18, 2008 - 9:20:40 AM
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"A hard-working Somalian immigrant and
her teenage girls fall victim to high rents and payments to other family members
back home and slip through the Canadian social safety net into homelessness.
This gripping NFB-Instinct Films co-production resurrects the powerful
fiction/documentary tradition of alternative drama and introduces the amazing
non-actor family of Nargis Jibril and daughters Asha and Sagal." (Montreal
Gazette **** four stars)
“Any audience, familiar with the immigrant
experience or not, will enjoy the heartbreaking and gripping story of struggle,
perseverance and infighting against a backdrop of passive, indifferent and
sometimes exploitative characters.” (The Canadian Immigrant, Brian
J. D’Souza)
Family Motel premiered in New York as part of Museum of
Modern Art’s prestigious Canadian Front series. It recently won the Prize
for the Promotion of Tolerance Through Film, from Les Rendez-vous du
Cinema Quebecois. "... this is a film of great cinematographic quality that has
extremely rich content and a moving and captivating story," explained the jury.
Written and directed by Helene Klodawsky. Made in collaboration with
Hodan Shafici Mohamed. With Nargis, Asha Jibril, Sagal Jibril. Produced by Ina
Fichman (Instinct Films) and Ravida Din (NFB).
http://www.nfb.ca/webextension
/family-motel/
Royal Cinema
Address: 608 College St. West Toronto
M6G 1A1
Phone: (416) 534-5252
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