Darius Sam, a young man from the Lower Nicola First Nation, attempts to run a 100-mile ultramarathon in subzero temperatures to raise awareness for addiction and mental health in his community.
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Darius Sam
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Canada
2022
English
Self Harm; coarse language
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VIFF Short Forum: Program 1
What kind of alchemy occurs to transform hardship into fortune? Here, the extraordinary burn brightly.
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Gremlins (40th Anniversary)
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Image: © 1984 WBEI
The Count of Monte Cristo
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Credits
Executive Producer
Geoff Vreeken
Producer
Hayley Morin, Amar Chebib
Cinematography
Jason Mannings
Editor
Amar Chebib
Director
Amar Chebib
Syrian-Canadian filmmaker Amar Chebib began making videos while growing up skateboarding in the Middle East. Driven to explore themes of transformation and the human condition, his work is empathetic and empowering. His most recent film, Joe Buffalo (2021), is a short, hybrid documentary which screened at Tribeca, won 16 awards at international film festivals including SXSW, made the DOC NYC Shortlist, and was nominated for an International Documentary Association Award for Best Short. Chebib resides with his wife on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territory in Vancouver, BC.
Filmography: Wajd – Songs of Separation (2018)