THE COST OF FREEDOM - REFUGEE JOURNALISTS IN CANADA

Produced by Tamarack Productions in association with Paradigm Pictures

STREAMING WORLDWIDE HIGHBALL.TV

 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.

Director/writer James Cullingham

  • Producers James Cullingham and Rob Viscardis

  • Editor Deborah Palloway cce

  • Cinematographer Pawel Dwulit

  • Executive producers James Cullingham, Rob Viscardis & Pawel Dwulit

  • Production assistants/researchers Daniela Leal & Shahed Khaito

Past screenings:

Innis Town Hall Theatre, Toronto ON, September 17, 2023
Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Amman Jordan, May 6, 2023
KDocsFF, Vancouver BC, February 25 2023
University of Ottawa, September 28 2022, as part of ‘Activists in exile’ conference
Camp Wanapitei Chateau, Temagami ON, July 30 2022
University of Ottawa, June 17 2022
Canadian Association of Journalists Annual Conference Montréal, May 28 2022
Shelf Life Books, Calgary, May 12, 2022
ReFrame Film Festival, Nogojiwanong - Peterborough ON Canada Jan 27 - Feb 4, 2022
Massey College, University of Toronto December 18, 2021
Words Festival, London ON November 13, 2021
The Loft Cinema, Cobourg ON November 6, 2021

MEDIA:

Voices in Exile, Episode 2: James Cullingham shares his most recently release documentary film ‘The Cost of Freedom’
- Voices in Exile, April 18, 2022