MIGRANT DREAMS

A powerful feature documentary by multiple award-winning director Min Sook Lee (El Contrato, Hogtown, Tiger Spirit) and Emmy award-winning producer Lisa Valencia-Svensson (Herman’s House), tells the undertold story of migrant agricultural workers struggling against Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) that treats foreign workers as modern-day indentured labourers. Under the rules of Canada’s migrant labour program, low wage migrants are tied to one employer. 

Canadian Hillman Prize for Journalism 2017
Hot Docs - Top Ten Audience Choice
DOXA Documentary Film Festival - Honourable Mention, Colin Low Award for Canadian Documentary
Fort McMurray International Film Festival - Best Feature


BROADCAST

world premiere broadcast on tvo

Wed Sep 14, 9:00 PM and Midnight
- preceeded by coverage on TVO's current affairs program The Agenda, Wed Sep 14, 8:00 PM
Sat Sep 17, 9:00 PM and 1:30 AM
Sun Sep 18, 11:00 PM

screenings

- FOR SCREENINGS AFTER NOV 2016, PLEASE VISIT THE CINEMA POLITICA WEBSITE
- EACH EVENT LISTING LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL EVENT PAGE

MOVIES THAT MATTER (CALGARY, AB)

Nov 30, 2016  7:00 PM, University of Calgary, Gallery Hall Taylor Family Digital Library

HAMILTON, ON

Nov 30, 2016, Hamilton Community Food Centre

EDMONTON, AB

Nov 29, 2016  7:00 PM, Alberta Labour History Institute

SASKATOON, SK

Nov 26, 2016  7:00 PM, Nat'l Farmers Union Nat'l Convention, Hilton Garden Inn, 90 22nd St E

SUDBURY, ON

Nov 10, 2016  7:00 PM, Best of Hot Docs - Sudbury Showcase, Sudbury Secondary, 154 College St.

WINDSOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (ON)

Nov 6, 2016  12:55 PM

DEVOUR! THE FOOD FILM FESTIVAL (WOLFVILLE, NS)

Nov 4, 2016  5:30 PM, Al Whittle Theatre - Studio Z, 450 Main St.

OTTAWA, ON

Nov 2, 2016, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Lord Elgin Hotel

PRINCE GEORGE, BC

Nov, 2016, Geoffrey R. Weller Library

TORONTO, ON

Oct 31, 2016, University of Toronto

TORONTO, ON

Oct 27, 2016  6:30 PM, York University, Nat Taylor Cinema, Ross Bldg, 4700 Keele St.

COBOURG, ON

Oct 27, 2016  6:00 PM,  Horizons of Friendship, 50 Covert St.

TORONTO, ON

Oct 24, 2016  7:00 PM, Ontario College of Art & Design, 100 McCaul St.

O'LEARY, PEI

Oct 24, 2016  6:00 PM, O'leary United Church, 5 Barclay Road

SHEDIAC BAY, nb

Oct 23, 2016  2:00 PM, Shediac Bay Community Church, 28 Roy Mollins Dr.

ANTIGONISH FILM FESTIVAL (NOVA SCOTIA)

Oct 22, 2016  11:00 AM, People's Place Library, 283 Main St.

FREDERICTON, NB

Oct 21, 2016  7:00 PM, Conserver House, 180 Saint John St.

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI

Oct 20, 2016  7:00 PM, Murphy's Community Centre, 200 Richmond St.

TORONTO, ON

Oct 18, 2016, 9:00 PM, York University

MONTREAL, QC

Oct 17, 2016  7:00 PM, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve West, Room H-110

HAMILTON, ON

Oct 14, 2016  7:00 PM, Workers Arts & Heritage Centre, 51 Stuart St.

OTTAWA, ON

Oct 13, 2016, Carleton University, Dept. of Law & Legal Studies

OTTAWA, ON

Oct 6, 2016  6:00 PM, Carleton University, St. Patrick's Building 100

BURNABY, BC

Oct 5, 2016, Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre

REGINA, SK

Oct 3, 2016  7:00 PM, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway

EDMONTON, AB

Oct 1, 2016  2:00 PM, University of Alberta

SUDBURY, ON

Oct 1, 2016  1:00 PM, Greater Sudbury Public Library, 74 Mackenzie St.

ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL (OTTAWA, ON)

Oct 1, 2016  12:15 PM, Library and Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington St.

KINGSTON, ON

Sep 28 or 29, 2016  7:00 PM, The Screening Room, 120 Princess St, 2nd Floor

CNEX DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (TAIPEI, TAIWAN)

Sep 25, 2016  1:00 PM, Huashan Hall

Sep 27, 2016  4:00 PM, Huashan Hall

TORONTO, ON

Sep 27, 2016  York University

Oshawa, ON

Sep 26, 2016  6:00 PM, Trent University, Durham Campus, 55 Thornton Rd S, West Front Atrium

TORONTO, ON

Sep 25, 2016  5:30 PM, Black Creek Community & Farm

Toronto, ON

Sep 25, 2016  2:00 PM, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St, Room Lib 72

St. Catherines, ON

Sep 21, 2016  5:00 PM, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way Street, Room 258

HAMILTON, ON

Sep 20, 2016  5:00 PM, McMaster University, Medical Centre 1A3

Guelph, ON

Sep 17, 2016  7:00 PM, University of Guelph, 98 Trent Lane, Rozanski Hall, Room 102

LYNDEN, on

Sep 15, 2016  7:00 PM, Langford School House, 1694 Colborne St. East

London, ON

Sep 10, 2016  7:00 PM, Bread and Roses Bookstore/ The Bus Stop, 870 Dundas St.

Chatham, ON

Sep 7, 2016  7:00 PM, UNIFOR Local 127, 405 Riverview Dr.

FORT MCMURRAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (ALBERTA)

Sep 3, 2016  3:00 PM,  Keyano Recital Theatre

GIMLI FILM FESTIVAL (MANITOBA)

July 24, 2016  10:00 AM,  Lady of The Lake Theatre

NorthwestFest (Edmonton, AB)

May 11, 2016  6:00 PM, Landmark Cinemas City Centre

DOXA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (VANCOUVER, BC)

May 7,  2016  2:00 PM, Cinematheque (1131 Howe St.)

Hot Docs International Film Festival  WORLD PREMIERE (Toronto, ON)

May 1, 2016  9:00 PM, TIFF Bell Lightbox 2

May 3, 2016  1:15 PM, Scotiabank Theatre Cinema 3

May 8, 2016  1:00 PM, TIFF Bell Lightbox 2