The Cost of Freedom – Refugee Journalists In Canada

Documentary | 76 Minutes | Tamarack Productions in association with Paradigm Pictures

Directed by James Cullingham
Producers: James Cullingham & Rob Viscardis

The Cost of Freedom – Refugee Journalists in Canada confronts one of the most compelling human rights challenges of our day: the threat to journalists. Focusing on the lives of Abdulrahman Matar from Syria, Luis Nájera of México and Arzu Yildiz from Turkey this documentary film investigates why they fled their countries and are seeking to rebuild their lives as refugees in Canada. All three now reside in the Greater Toronto Area striving to re-invent themselves. Their stories and challenges illuminate the global struggle for free speech in a time of increasing threat to journalists.

Streaming Worldwide on Highball.tv