Saturday, April 21st - 9:15 pm - Bell Auditorium   Director: Faisal Lutchmedial   Director Invited   As he journeys into his mother’s native country for the first time, director, writer, and producer Faisal Lutchmedial goes beyond the activist stereotype, wondering aloud whether ”globalization” does anything good for the workers behind the machines. A three month visit to Bangladesh becomes a discovery of family and home that runs parallel with his attempt to tackle the complex issue of global trade.

Because of family connections Lutchmedial makes his way into some of the worst factories in Bangladesh, and where he converses with the workers inside about their job and living conditions. The labour leaders he speaks to soon make Lutchmedial question his own long-standing beliefs – and those of many Western activists -- on child labour and personal responsibility. Accompanied by his ailing mother, Lutchmedial also takes us on a very personal journey to bridge the gap between his heritage in Bangladesh and his life in Canada. The film is really two films in one, yet Lutchmedial’s ability to interweave his politics with his humanity produces a story that is both thought-provoking and touching.

Canada, 75 minutes, 2006, DigiBeta