Ramya Ramanathan for Canadian Media writes, “A new Canadian-made documentary Finding Freedom goes on a journey with four asylum seekers and draws focus on the plight of refugees, including the disturbing realities of certain refugee detention centres, and the challenges they face even after finding freedom in countries like Canada. This thought-provoking film, produced by Canadians Mel D’Souza (SILO Entertainment) and director Alan Goldman, uses footage provided by the refugees themselves from their smuggled cellphones on the disturbing prison-like conditions and the daily violations to their human rights.
“The ultimate aim of the documentary is to show that although the people featured in it are now free, their scars and wounds will haunt them for a lifetime,” says director Alan Goldman, “As a filmmaker, I feel a responsibility to raise awareness of the human rights violations happening under the radar — to push audiences to question their beliefs and ask ‘is this how a civil society behaves.”
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