"Back in the Canadian Spectrum don’t miss My Enemy, My Brother, from director Ann Shin, which is Shakespearian in its breadth. It is part mystery, part miracle, part history and mainly a quest for an impossible dream. It all plays out between the battlefields of the Iran-Iraq war to today’s Vancouver." To continue reading, go here.
"The feature-length documentary, directed by Ann Shin, is set to make its world premiere on April 29th, 2017 in the Canadian Spectrum program at Hot Docs." Read more here.
"Coming to the festival on the Canadian front is Ann Shin’s feature-length follow-up to My Enemy, My Brother, which expands upon her Oscar-shortlisted short."
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In Ann Shin's "My Enemy, My Brother," two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq War become friends in Vancouver 25 years later. It's an expansion of her 2015 short documentary that was nominated for an Emmy and shortlisted for an Oscar nomination.
"It's a positive film, particularly in light of the Trump travel ban," said Shin.
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"The competitive Canadian Spectrum program of the Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival will feature Ann Shin's My Enemy, My Brother, which tells the story of two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq War who meet in Vancouver 25 years later."
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The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festivals' Canadian Spectrum program, meanwhile, will host the world premiere of Ann Shin’s My Enemy, My Brother, detailing the story of two former Iran-Iraq War enemies who meet in Vancouver 25 years later. Read more: http://playbackonline.ca/2017/03/21/lana-slezics-bee-nation-to-open-hot-docs-17/#ixzz4fwaoOASn
"Bee Nation, Lana Šlezic’s documentary about Saskatchewan’s first province-wide First Nations Spelling Bee, will open the 24th edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, it was announced at a press conference on March 21st. Part of the notable lineup is Ann Shin’s My Enemy, My Brother, an expansion of her 2015 short film." Click here to continue reading.
"The 24th edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival will see 230 titles from 58 countries screening across 13 programs, with work by female filmmakers representing close to 48% of the slate, according to organizers. Meanwhile, the Hot Docs’ Canadian Spectrum program will screen notable films that include the likes of Attiya Khan and Lawrence Jackman’s A Better Man, about a woman working through her past as a victim of domestic violence with her abuser; Ali Weinstein’s Mermaids, tracing the origins of mermaid subcultures and Ann Shin’s My Enemy, My Brother, detailing the story of two former Iran-Iraq War enemies who meet in Vancouver 25 years later.""
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"As Hot Docs unveiled its full 2017 lineup on Tuesday, it noted close to 48 per cent of the films are directed by women. The Canadian lineup includes Ann Shin's "My Enemy, My Brother," two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq War become friends in Vancouver 25 years later. It's an expansion of her 2015 short documentary that was nominated for an Emmy and shortlisted for an Oscar nomination." To continue reading, click here.
"Chosen for this year's fest is 'My Enemy, My Brother', Director Ann Shin's film about two former enemies from the Iran-Iraq War who become friends in Vancouver 25 years later."
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