Film Screening: I Am Rohingya

A film screening of the film I Am Rohingya will take place on September 25 at 7PM in the Ted Daigle Auditorium.

I Am Rohingya chronicles the journey of fourteen refugee youth who take the stage in order to depict their families' harrowing experiences during the on-going Burmese genocide of Rohingya Muslims. Leading up to the opening night of their performance, the film takes audiences through the personal lives of the child performers, capturing their struggles as they adjust to their new lives in Canada, and exploring the difficult rehearsal process of recreating scenes of horror. With no prior acting experience, these youth must come together and re-enact the stories of their people in order to show the world that they will not be forgotten.

The screening will be followed by a talkback with filmmaker Yusuf Zine.

Event sponsored by:

• Atlantic Human Rights Centre
• Canada Research Chair in Global Studies and International Studies
• STU Women’s Studies & Gender Studies
•Theatre St. Thomas
• Cinema Politica Fredericton
• No One Is Illegal Fredericton
• Unifor 4504
• Asian Heritage Society of NB