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Tone

Posted: 28 Nov 2017 11:33 AM PST

A hypnotic dance of transformation in a metaphorical forest.

Creative team

Writer/director/producer: John Graham

Filmmaker’s statement

Conceived as a poetic laboratory, this short video interrelates conscious awareness and the enigmatic realm of the subconscious.

This work is inspired by the notion that dreams know the truth of the world. It’s experience is not intended to appease the conscious mind, but to challenge it.

About John Graham

John, a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist, is based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

His ever-broadening art practice spans many media including independent filmmaking.

His seven experimental short films have screened at over 120 film festivals worldwide in 26 countries and won several awards.

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Babe, I Hate To Go

Posted: 28 Nov 2017 11:28 AM PST

An intimate observational documentary about a Jamaican migrant worker struggling with a cancer diagnosis, Babe, I Hate To Go shows us the world of the migrant worker, an invisible population that number in the millions across Canada and the United States.

Creative team

Writer/director: Andrew Moir
Producers: Andrew Moir, Sherien Barsoum

Filmmaker’s statement

It has been a privilege to share Delroy’s story with people around the world. There are thousands of migrant workers like him in Canada at this very moment. Many of them face illness, family problems and abuse far away from their homes and their families.

Many people have connected to Delroy’s story and have contacted me to ask how they can help him. He sadly passed away since the conclusion of this film but I ask that people channel their empathy for Delroy into productive advocacy on behalf of migrant workers. There are labour groups, healthcare organizations and farmers already devoting time to their cause.

It’s because of my friendship with Delroy that I so firmly believe migrant workers deserve a path to permanent residency. I believe that workers’ rights must be protected and all families have value; I think most Canadians share these principles too.

A path to permanent residency is a meaningful step towards extending these protections and values to migrant workers. Here are two federal ministers you can write to if you want to see this happen:

Ahmed D. Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
ahmed.hussen [at] parl.gc.ca

Patricia A. Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
patty.hajdu [at] parl.gc.ca

About Andrew Moir

Andrew Moir’s film include Uprooted (2011), Just As I Remember (2013) and Babe, I Hate To Go (2017).

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