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THE DOOR

Reem Morsi

canada | 20min | world premiere | 2016 | arabic | english Sub.

In this touching and unique portrayal of the refugee experience, a Syrian family moves to Canada after suffering a tragic loss. While eight-year-old Hashem and his grandmother attempt to reconcile their grief together, the father's repressed trauma haunts him and his family in unexpected ways they can't escape.

ShortWork | fiction

director Reem Morsi
Cast Majdi Bou-Matar, Nada Humsi, Sally Nakazi, Joey Nijem
Cinematographer Cabot McNenly
Editing Ben Lawrence
Music Ava Kibalian
Producer Heidi Tan
Screenplay Kaveh Mohebbi, Reem Morsi
Thursday Dec. 1 2016 2:30 PM Maury Young Arts Centre 92min - 7 films Buy ticket

SHORTWORK ONE

SAMEDI CINEMA

Mamadou Dia | senegal, united states | 11min | british columbia premiere | 2016 | french | english Sub.

HALEY

Corey Sevier | canada | 20min | canadian premiere | 2016 | english

THE CHILDREN OF THE EARTH

Antony Dubé | canada | 3min | western canadian premiere | 2015 | - without dialogue

THE BIG CRUNCH

Dusty Mancinelli | canada | 11min | british columbia premiere | 2016 | english

NIGHT DANCING

Barney Cokeliss | united kingdom | 6min | western canadian premiere | 2016 | english

THE DOOR

Reem Morsi | canada | 20min | world premiere | 2016 | arabic | english Sub.

A BEAUTIFUL DAY

Phedon Papamichael | united states | 21min | british columbia premiere | 2016 | english
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The Whistler Film Festival Society is a charitable cultural organization dedicated to furthering the art of film by providing programs that focus on the discovery, development and promotion of new talent culminating with a must attend festival for artists, the industry and audiences in Whistler.
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