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Freedom Fields to Premiere at TIFF

9th August 2018 / News

We are delighted to announce that our latest feature Freedom Fields will have its World Premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival!

Filmed over 5 years, Freedom Fields is a new documentary from Libyan/British director Naziha Arebi, produced by Flore Cosquer of SDI Productions.

It follows three women and their football team in post-revolution Libya, as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the Arab Spring begin to fade. Through the eyes of these accidental activists, we see the reality of a country in transition, where the personal stories of love and aspirations collide with History.

A love letter to sisterhood and the power of the “team”.

Screening Times
Sept 7 – 9:15pm – Scotiabank 8 (Press & Industry Screening)
Sept 8 – 4:15pm – Scotiabank 10
Sept 11 – 9:45pm – Scotiabank 8
Sept 12 – 7pm – Scotiabank 6 (Press & Industry Screening)
Sept 16 – 1pm – Scotiabank 14

 

The film is part of the TIFF Docs strand. You can follow the film online on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Freedom Fields has been supported by Creative Scotland, IDFA Bertha Fund, Sundance Film Institute, Doha Film Institute, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chicken & Egg Pictures, AFAC, Hot Docs Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund, British Foreign Office, Women Make Movies.

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