Directed by Ervin Chartrand, Jim Agapito

Logline: A poignant look at how music can provide hope to high risk refugee youth in the inner city.

Synopsis: IRCOM, located at 95 Ellen Street in downtown Winnipeg, is a transitional housing complex and delivers social and recreation programs to newly arrived refugees and immigrants to Canada. Over 250 new immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iraq, Iran, Korea, Liberia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Sudan live at IRCOM and access their programs – over half of whom are under the age of 18. Navigating their new environment is challenging and some youth become vulnerable to gang-related activities. The goal was to offer opportunities for more productive activities and creative growth.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 27 Minutes
GENRE: Documentary
PRODUCTION FORMAT: DV
LANGUAGE: English
KEYWORDS: Gangs, Community, Music, Immigrant, Refugee, Hip Hop, Indigenous Filmmaker