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When Strangers Re-Unite - DVD ONF/NFB


Catalogue Number:  NFB523437
Producer:  National Film Board Of Canada
Producers:  Malcolm Guy, Michelle Smith, Germaine Ying Gee Wong, Sally Bochner
Directors:  Marie Boti, Florchita Bautista
Producing Agencies:  Les Productions Multi-monde Inc. (Montreal), National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject:  Canadian Social Issues, Diversity, Documentary, Family Studies/Home Economics, Social Studies
Language:  English
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  1999
Running Time:  52:00
Closed Captions:  Yes


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Every year thousands of women enter Canada as domestic servants, the majority of them from the Philippines. Leaving their own children and families behind, they can spend many isolated years cooking, cleaning and caring for others. Sending much of their wages back home, they dream of the day their families can join them. When Strangers Re-Unite looks at what happens after years of separation and sacrifice. Virtual strangers at the airport, family members face a confusing journey of rebuilding relationships while adapting to an often unwelcoming environment. Within the Filipino community in Canada, several groups and organizations have been actively working for the rights and welfare of migrant workers. It is largely thanks to them that most of these families are able to overcome what can seem like insurmountable obstacles. Filmed in Toronto, Montreal and the Philippines, this candid and touching portrait reveals three families in the midst of healing, coping with the strangers they love.


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