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A chat with the director of ‘Batata,’ a film about the Syrian refugee crisis
Description
April 24, 2022
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival begins on April 28. One of the entrants is called 'Batata,' and it chronicles a 10-year odyssey of Syrian refugees escaping war. Global News Weekend’s Mike Arsenault spoke to filmmaker Noura Kevorkian about the film.
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A chat with the director of ‘Batata,’ a film about the Syrian refugee crisis
Description
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