My Enemy, My Brother

Director: : Ann Shin, 2015, Canada, 18 minutes, Cast: Zahed Haftlang, Najah Aboud

Zahed was an Iranian boy who ran away from home to join the army. Najah was a 19-year-old Iraqi with a wife and son when he was conscripted to fight. When they meet on the battlefield, Zahed risks his life to save Najah. Twenty-five years later they meet again by sheer chance in Canada.

Festivals: Tribecca Film Festival 2015, Hotdocs Film Festival 2015

Screening with: Out of Focus + A Broken Fishbowl

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Ann Shin

Award-winning Korean-Canadian filmmaker Ann Shin is a producer and director of documentaries, series, and cross-platform projects. Her credits include Four Seasons Mosaic, Post-Concussion, The Roswell Incident, and the feature documentary The Defector.