Welcoming Week: From Far Away Film Screening

Waterloo Region Migration Film Festival

Welcome to newcomer families!

This short animation tells the story of Saoussan, a young girl struggling to adjust to life in Canada after being uprooted from her war-torn homeland. She has come to seek a quieter and safer life, although memories of war and death linger, memories that are awakened when the children at her new school prepare for a scary Halloween. From Far Away speaks to the power within us all to adapt like Saoussan and to welcome a newcomer.

Waterloo Region Migration Film Festival

Each year the Immigration Partnership and its member organizations come together to share film in the Waterloo Region Migration Film Festival. The goal of this festival is to capture the promise and challenges of migration, celebrate the contributions that migrants make to their new communities, and to help our community better understand the challenges our newcomer neighbors overcome as they make our region our home.

This year, the festival will take place in late summer. Our goal is to foster open discussions and promote a sense of belonging and community through respectful dialogues. Storytelling is a powerful tool for addressing social issues, and the Waterloo Region Migration Film Festival serves as an educational platform to influence perceptions and advocate for basic human rights.

About the Immigration Partnership

Immigration Partnership is a collaboration of community service, business, municipal, and post-secondary organizations and Waterloo Region residents working together. We work together to create the conditions for immigrants to succeed and help build a welcoming, dynamic community. We achieve this through leadership, collaboration, research, engagement, education, and advocacy. When immigrants reach their full potential, they contribute to creating and sustaining a thriving, prosperous community for everyone.

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