Campus Only Event - October 26th, 2023
DMF Open House & Reception - Brush Art Gallery - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Screening of Valley of Exile - Gulick Theater - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
The film has won the following awards at the last two screenings. The Jury Award for Best Feature Drama at Cinequest (among the festival's top awards!) and Emerging Canadian Director at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
The film also screened as part of the Women Filmmakers Spotlight at Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita, Kansas.
Upcoming screenings include:
Warsaw Film Festival (Poland) - International Competition
Sao Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil) - New Director’s Competition
Calgary Arab Film Nights (Canada)
Windsor International Film Festival (Canada)
All upcoming screenings are listed on Anna's Production website: http://www.morningbirdpictures.com/valley-of-exile.html
“The film is compelling and feels completely authentic. It is a testament to the strength and bravery of the women dealing with impossible conditions but finding a way to carry on. The horror of life as a refugee, an exile, is powerfully brought home with amazing acting, directing by Anna Fahr, cinematography by Mark Khalife, Director of Photography, music by Alan Spiljak, Composer.” - Barbara Keer, Splash Magazines
“Fahr’s Valley of Exile is a beautiful story of resilience made with enough heart and sincerity that you can’t help but feel it’s a story told from the inside of its conflict, a witness testimony framed under a cinematic structure that contains the basic elements of a narrative, but never pulls any punches to be a mainstream genre story.” (Federico Furzan, Movie-Blogger.com)
Featuring
Anna Fahr
Assistant ProfessorAnna Fahr wrote and directed Valley of Exile. Join us October 26th to celebrate viewing this Film.