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From Sherbrooke to Brooks - Inside a Migration Corridor /

Most of them have come from the Democratic Republic of Congo and some have transited through refugee camps in Uganda and Tanzania. They arrived in Quebec in the early 2000s and settled in Sherbrooke, in the Eastern Townships region. Unable to find work there, many of these French-speaking families h...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Film Board of Canada
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2016.
Series:National Film Board Screening Room
Subjects:
Refugees > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Discrimination in employment.
Refugees > Uganda.
Immigrant sponsorship > Sherbrooke (Québec)
Migration, Internal > Canada.
Immigrants > Cultural assimilation > Alberta > Brooks.
Refugees > Tanzania.
Réfugiés > Congo (République démocratique)
Discrimination dans l'emploi.
Réfugiés > Ouganda.
Migration intérieure > Canada.
Immigrants > Intégration > Alberta > Brooks.
Immigrants > Cultural assimilation.
Migration, Internal.
Refugees.
Alberta > Brooks.
Canada.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Québec > Sherbrooke.
Tanzania.
Uganda.
Employment > Discrimination > Alberta > Brooks > African refugees > Sherbrooke > Integration > Migration > Quebec (Province)
Documentary films.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Internet videos.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Most of them have come from the Democratic Republic of Congo and some have transited through refugee camps in Uganda and Tanzania. They arrived in Quebec in the early 2000s and settled in Sherbrooke, in the Eastern Townships region. Unable to find work there, many of these French-speaking families have since left the province to move out West. Over time, a migration corridor has been carved out between Sherbrooke and the town of Brooks, Alberta, where a pan-Canadian welcome network has been created to facilitate the integration of newcomers. From Sherbrooke to Brooks is the story of this corridor travelled by many French-speaking Africans in search of a better life. Interlacing personal stories amid several back-and-forth trips between these two locations, this documentary lays bare the challenges many French-speaking African refugees face. It also shows the remarkable resilience of these exiles, trapped between the fragility of their dreams and the harsh constraints of reality. At a time when the news is dominated by images of refugees fleeing war and poverty, From Sherbrooke to Brooks takes stock of the work that's yet to be done to successfully integrate those who will be contributing to tomorrow's world.
Item Description:Canadian Francophonie Studio. ;Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with UNIS TV.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (67 min.))
Audience:Régie du cinéma du Québec rating: U.
CHV rating: G.
Production Credits:Participant, Jean Kazadi ; writer/director, Roger Parent ; producer, Dominic Desjardins ; camera, James Gray, René Collins, Richard Tremblay ; location sound, Pierre Bouchard, Ron Osiowy ; editing, Annie Jean ; original music, Marc Beaulieu, Estelle Lavoie ; research, Paulin Mulatris ; archival research, Doris Lapierre ; sound editing, Daniel Toussaint ; foley, Lise Wedlock ; sound mixing, Serge Boivin ; executive producer, Dominic Desjardins ; participant, Angèle Juma, Désiré Kiana, Estela Kasaba.