So Far From Home - Film screening
September 24, 2009
- September 24, 2009
S235 - SCAET Theatre - Trafalgar Campus 6pm - midnight
The world rarely sees the challenges and dangers faced by native reporters reporting from conflict regions such as Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, Pakistan and Uganda.
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), Sheridan and Willing Mind Productions present "So Far From Home", an OMNI Television documentary film that offers a unique window into the world of five journalists who did report from these dangerous places.
These journalists worked without a safety net; they had no international media organisation to rescue them when their reporting led to threats by factions or governments who did not want these stories told. The five were forced to flee, often leaving behind families and loved ones. Director Kabelik says "their pursuit of truth garnered them no awards, instead it forced them into exile."
Time: 6pm - midnight