The Crossing
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A first-hand account of the perilous journey made by a group of Syrian refugees. Traversing land and sea on an old fishing boat manned by smugglers, the nail-biting journey leads to Europe where the refugees disperse. Each must battle to stay sane and create an identity among the maze of regulations and refugee hostels. The Crossing shows us the lengths to which people go to find safety and forge their own destiny.
George Kurian is a documentary filmmaker and photojournalist currently based in Istanbul. He has lived and worked in Afghanistan and Egypt and he has worked in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Turkey and South Asia. He has worked on a range of documentaries from current affairs and history to human interest and wild life.
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Don't miss the 14th Annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival from March 29th to April 6th at the TIFF Bell Lightbox @hrwfilmfestival Featuring: Girl Unbound: The War to Be Her In Waziristan, Pakistan, Maria Toorpakai, with the help of her progressive father, Shamsul, defies strict Taliban law forbidding women to play sports by disguising herself as a boy to practice and compete in squash tournaments. In Girl Unbound, we join Maria on her journey to represent Pakistan on the national team, standing firm in her mission to carve her own identity and destiny with the support of her loving family. For tickets ---> tiff.net/human-rights-watch/ #hrwff #humanrights #tiff #girlunbound #mariatoorpakai #torontofilm
Don't miss the 14th Annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival from March 29th to April 6th at the TIFF Bell Lightbox @hrwfilmfestival Featuring: We Cannot Make The Same Mistake Twice For tickets ---> tiff.net/human-rights-watch/ #hrwff #tiff #humanrights #torontofilm #indigenousrights #wecannotmakethesamemistaketwice
#Repost @nico_singh ・・・ Thank you @hrwfilmfestival for showing such a powerful film at #hrwffldn #NoWhereToHide #Noori #ZaradashtAhmed #HumanRightsWatch #FilmFestival #Iraq #FridayNightTears #London film .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #filmisnotdead #films #filmcommunity⠀ #filmfestival #humanrights #humanrightscampaign #filmfestivals #londoneye #londoncity #picturehouse #picturehousecentral #picturehousesocial #barbican #barbicancentre #documentary #documentaryfilm #filmscreening #filmpremiere #Iraq #war
Director Zaradasht Ahmed and Producer Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas joined us for their powerful Closing Night film of #HRWFFLDN - #NowheretoHide follows Iraqi nurse Nori Sharif as he protects his patients and family through a seemingly constant state of war. Such inspiring strength and beauty in this film. .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #filmisnotdead #films #filmcommunity⠀ #filmfestival #humanrights #humanrightscampaign #londonlife #humanrightswatch #filmfestivals #londoneye #londonart #londoncity #picturehouse #picturehousecentral #picturehousesocial #barbican #barbicancentre #documentary #documentaryfilm #filmscreening #filmpremiere #Iraq #war
Can't believe it's Closing Night of the #HRWFFLDN! Looking forward to the q&a with #ZaradashtAhmed following the screening of #NowheretoHide .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #filmisnotdead #filmisnotdead #films #filmcommunity⠀ #filmfestival #humanrights #humanrightscampaign #londonlife #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #filmfare #humanrightswatch #filmfestivals #londoneye #londonemoji #londonart #londoncity #picturehouse #picturehousecentral #picturehousesocial #barbican #barbicancentre #documentary #documentaryfilm #documentaryphotography #filmscreening #filmpremiere #Iraq #war
Check out this great @bbcnews piece on @maria.toorpakai.wazir from @girlunboundfilm @chocosnitch . . . . #documentaryfilm #documentary #erinheidenreich #mariatoorpakai #london #london_only #prisma #filmfestival #film #womeninfilm #womenathletes #womenempowerment #squash #sports #sportsfilm #pakistan #festivallife #festivalcircuit #filmcommunity⠀ #humanrights #humanrightscampaign #londonlife #filmisnotdead #filmfare #humanrightswatch #filmfestivals #londoneye #londonart #londoncity #bbc
We loved having the @girlunboundfilm family in London with us. Thank you Erin, Maria & Shams! #repost @chocosnitch ・・・ Had such a fantastic time at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival premiering Girl Unbound in London and exploring the city with my Waziristan family. Thank you so much @hrwfilmfestival ! @girlunboundfilm @maria.toorpakai.wazir . . . . . #documentaryfilm #documentary #erinheidenreich #mariatoorpakai #london #london_only #prisma #filmfestival #film #womeninfilm #womenathletes #womenempowerment #squash #sports #sportsfilm #pakistan #festivallife #festivalcircuit #filmcommunity⠀ #humanrights #humanrightscampaign #londonlife #filmisnotdead #filmfare #humanrightswatch #filmfestivals #londoneye #londonart #londoncity
The fearless @maria.toorpakai.wazir! Signing books for the audience after the last screening of @girlunboundfilm at @picturehousecentral. Thank you all for coming! #ErinHeidenreich #Shamsul . . . . . . #documentaryfilm #documentary #erinheidenreich #mariatoorpakai #london #london_only #prisma #film #womeninfilm #heroine #womenathletes #womenempowerment #squash #sports #sportsfilm #pakistan #festivallife #festivalcircuit #filmcommunity #humanrights #humanrightscampaign #filmfestival #londonlife #filmphotography #humanrightswatch #filmfestivals #londonart #londoncity
Filmmaker #TiffanyHsuing records a message of love from the audience to the Grandmothers. Catch the last screening of #TheApology tomorrow March 16 @picturehousecentral .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #filmisnotdead #filmisnotdead #films #filmcommunity⠀ #filmfestival #humanrights #humanrightscampaign #filmfestival #londonlife #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #filmfare #humanrightswatch #filmfestivals #londoneye #londonemoji #londonart #londoncity #picturehouse #picturehousecentral #picturehousesocial #barbican #barbicancentre #documentary #documentaryphoto #documentaryfilm #documentaryphotography #filmscreening #filmpremiere
@maria.toorpakai.wazir on @bbcnews newshour today, taking about Squash and Girl Unbound, screening today and tomorrow at #HRWFFLDN . . . . #bbcnewshour #hrwff #hrw #squash #squashcourt #sports #womeninsport #womenempowerment #womensmarch #beboldforchange #iwd2017 #pakistan #filmfestival #film #filmsnotdead #filmphotography #documentary #documentaryphotography #london #london🇬🇧 #athlete #athletictraining
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