WINNIPEG FILM GROUP
DISTRIBUTION CATALOGUE


2012

Fight For Freedom

Directed by Anna MacDonald

Logline: Four accounts of oppression, resistance and perseverance.

Synopsis: Fight For Freedom relates four accounts of oppression, resistance and perseverance. These are stories from people who have come to Winnipeg from Burma, Guatemala, Chile and Eritrea. They discuss the oppression that plagued their everyday lives and what they did about it.

Distribution Contact: WFG

More Details RUNTIME: 25 Minutes
GENRE: Documentary
PRODUCTION FORMAT: DV
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Manitoba
KEYWORDS: Sociopolitical, Immigration, Human Rights, Youth, Oppression, Female Filmmaker

Director's Statement: As Canadian citizens, we can learn many important lessons from these four inspirational people. They risked everything to fight for their human rights and to resist the oppression of their people. We too should stand up when we see injustice happening around us: in our city, in our country, and in our world.

Cast & Crew

Director: Anna MacDonald
Producer: Anna MacDonald
Writer: Anna MacDonald
Camera: Anna MacDonald
Editor: Anna MacDonald