Filmmaker hopes new doc on Canadian and other ISIS brides will help leave hatred behind, allow repatriation
Hamilton native Kimberly Polman is among former ISIS brides featured in The Return: Life After ISIS by Alba Sotorra Clua, who hopes the new documentary among featured films in the Hoc Docs Festival will give insight into the issues surrounding repatriation.
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Alba Sotorra Clua asks for compassion as Hamilton s Kimberly Polman renews plea to be allowed to come home
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 11:24 AM ET | Last Updated: April 30
Hamilton native Kimberly Polman has expressed regret about being part of the ISIS caliphate, and has been requesting that she be allowed to return to Canada. She s one of the women featured in the new documentary The Return: Life After Isis.(The Return: Life After ISIS)
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Markdale native Jesse McCracken says his documentary Grey Roads is, at its core, a film about dealing with change.
The 74-minute feature-length movie, which will make its world premiere at this year’s virtual Hot Docs festival, examines changes in McCracken’s hometown, within his own family and himself and how to navigate those transitions.
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“I’m hoping that people will be inspired to find ways within these changes that they can find the positive and the importance of working together as a community and the importance of community and rolling with the changes,” the 32-year-old Toronto-based filmmaker said Wednesday.
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Hot Docs-Blue Ice Fund unveil eight recipients, renewed support for African docs Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Blue Ice Docs have revealed the eight African film projects chosen to receive CA$120,000 in development and production grants from the Hot Docs-Blue . April 7, 2021
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