FILM SCREENING OF PASSAGE TO FREEDOM – APRIL 6TH, 2023

Passage to Freedom is a poignant documentary that recounts the firsthand accounts of Southeast Asian refugees who embarked on perilous voyages from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to Canada. Through a skillful interweaving of archival footage, news reports, and interviews with former refugees and Canadian immigration officials, the film vividly portrays the resettlement of over 100,000 Southeast Asian refugees in Canada between 1975 and 1985. The Canadian response to the refugee crisis was internationally recognized with the UNHCR Nansen Medal in 1986. The film sheds light on the refugees’ integration into Canadian society and celebrates the contributions of both the first generation and their descendants. Following the screening, a Q&A session with the filmmaker, researchers, and interviewees will be held. The evening concludes with an opportunity to visit the Hearts of Freedom – Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees exhibition and enjoy light refreshments.

For more information, visit the Canadian Museum of History

FREE Tickets will be available March 15. Reserve tickets here.

Note to Researchers

A consent form was signed by each of the interviewees whose videos are posted here on the website. They have each consented to making the video available to the public and they have consented to the use of the contents of their videos by the Hearts of Freedom project researchers. Consent is not available to external researchers to quote or publish from it. Researchers interested in the subject have the opportunity to view a documentary film, Passage to Freedom which has been completed and is available through a distributor https://www.mcintyre.ca/ Researchers from the project are in the process of completing a full length book based on the interviews. Once this book is available researchers will have the opportunity to review it and to refer to it for research purposes.