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The Runner

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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Director
Cast

Darius Sam

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Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

English

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Content Warning

Self Harm; coarse language

PG
17 min

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Credits

Executive Producer

Geoff Vreeken

Producer

Hayley Morin, Amar Chebib

Cinematography

Jason Mannings

Editor

Amar Chebib

Director

Amar Chebib headshot, The Runner 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)