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Ann Shin's documentary gives a voice to the refugee crisis

Documentary filmmaker Ann Shin follows the story about two men reunited in Canada decades after they met fighting on opposite sides of the Iran-Iraq war in her film My Enemy, My Brother.

My Enemy, My Brother tells the story of two men who came to Canada after the Iran-Iraq war

Ann Shin's documentary gives a voice to the refugee experience

9 years ago
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Documentary filmmaker Ann Shin follows the real-life story about two men reunited in Canada 29 years after they met fighting on opposite sides of the Iran-Iraq war in her film My Enemy, My Brother.

In her filmMy Enemy, My Brother,filmmaker Ann Shinshines a light on the current refugee crisis by looking back at the storyof Zahed and Najah,two men who came to Canada after fighting on opposite sides ofthe Iran-Iraq war.

"It's interesting to talk about this film in this time when people are questioning how many refugees we should allow in from Syria and how they should be screened," Shin explainsin the above segment fromExhibitionists. "Zahed and Najah were both refugees when they arrived here from Iran and Iraq two countries that are not seen as benign, friendly countries necessarily. And you see that they've made honest livings and contributed so much to their society."

My Enemy My Brother was notably named one of TIFF's Top 10 Canadianshort films of 2015, and was shortlisted for theAcademy Award for best documentary short subject.

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