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Memory of a Journey (working title)
Documentary
Dir. by Aaron Floresco
Dir. by Aaron Floresco
Synopsis:
Imagine you have been imprisoned for your political beliefs, subjected to torture, released, fled your homeland as a refugee, imprisoned again, and sentenced to death. This was the reality for Ali Saeed, an Ethiopian imprisoned in his homeland and in Somalia for trying to spread freedom of speech and freedom of the mind. Ali and many other Ethiopians with similar experiences were able to escape to countries such as Canada.
Learn about a dark time in the history of Ethiopia from those who experienced it, and find out what is happening in Ethiopian communities across Canada today.
Imagine you have been imprisoned for your political beliefs, subjected to torture, released, fled your homeland as a refugee, imprisoned again, and sentenced to death. This was the reality for Ali Saeed, an Ethiopian imprisoned in his homeland and in Somalia for trying to spread freedom of speech and freedom of the mind. Ali and many other Ethiopians with similar experiences were able to escape to countries such as Canada.
Learn about a dark time in the history of Ethiopia from those who experienced it, and find out what is happening in Ethiopian communities across Canada today.
