The NFB is committed to respecting your privacy

We use cookies to ensure that our site works efficiently, as well as for advertising purposes.

If you do not wish to have your information used in this way, you can modify your browser settings before continuing your visit.

Learn more

The Refugee Experience in Canada (Ages 15-17)

6 films
Leaving soon

What does it mean to flee your country and leave behind everything you’ve ever known? This selection of films focusses on refugees and asylum seekers actively fleeing oppression and looking for safety in their new home country. Whether escaping religious persecution, homophobic violence, or genocide, each of these new Canadians has a story to tell. Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici. Films in This Playlist Include Someone Like Me Far From Bashar Angel Peacock Last Chance No Fish Where to Go From Sherbrooke to Brooks - Inside a Migration Corridor

Up next: Angel Peacock
We're sorry, this content is not available in your location.
Your rental expires on
You've already purchased this film.
Download it from My purchases.
Not available
Campus
The Refugee Experience in Canada (Ages 15-17)

What does it mean to flee your country and leave behind everything you’ve ever known? This selection of films focusses on refugees and asylum seekers actively fleeing oppression and looking for safety in their new home country. Whether escaping religious persecution, homophobic violence, or genocide, each of these new Canadians has a story to tell.

Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici.

Films in This Playlist Include
Someone Like Me
Far From Bashar
Angel Peacock
Last Chance
No Fish Where to Go
From Sherbrooke to Brooks - Inside a Migration Corridor

Playlist

  • Someone Like Me
    Someone Like Me
    Sean Horlor  &  Steve J. Adams 2021 1 h 19 min
    We're sorry, this content is not available in your location.
    More info
  • Far from Bashar
    Far from Bashar
    Pascal Sanchez 2020 1 h 13 min
    We're sorry, this content is not available in your location.
    More info
  • Angel Peacock
    Angel Peacock
    Peter Svatek 2019 24 min
    Dawod is a 12 year old Yazidi boy. The Yazidi are a small Kurdish-speaking sect from northern Iraq that dates back to Mesopotamian times – who have been persecuted for almost as long. ISIS has been waging a campaign of genocide against them since 2014. Over 10,000 men have been killed. Thousands of women kidnapped, raped and trafficked. The survivors are in camps in Kurdistan and a lucky few have been brought to Germany and Canada. Dawod and his mother Naro were held captive by ISIS for months. They managed to escape by running through forests for 9 days and nights without food or water. They made it to one of the refugee camps and from there to Canada, arriving in London, Ontario in January 2018. This is the story of Dawod's arrival in and introduction to his new homeland and way of life.
    More info
  • Last Chance
    Last Chance
    Paul Émile d'Entremont 2012 1 h 24 min
    This feature documentary tells the stories of 5 asylum seekers who flee their native countries to escape homophobic violence. They face hurdles integrating into Canada, fear deportation and anxiously await a decision that will change their lives forever.
    More info
  • No Fish Where to Go
    No Fish Where to Go
    Nicola Lemay  &  Janice Nadeau 2014 12 min
    We're sorry, this content is not available in your location.
    More info
  • From Sherbrooke to Brooks - Inside a Migration Corridor
    From Sherbrooke to Brooks - Inside a Migration Corridor
    Roger Parent 2016 1 h 7 min
    We're sorry, this content is not available in your location.
    More info

Explore