Continuous Journey
Canada, 88 mins
Director: Ali Kazimi
Filmmaker in attendance

Tuesday May 24, 2005, 7:30 pm, Vogue Theatre

A powerful retelling of one of the most shameful episodes in Canadian history will launch the 2005 DOXA Documentary Film & Video Festival.

Filmmaker Ali Kazimi's groundbreaking new film, Continuous Journey, tells the story of the Komagata Maru, a ship that carried 376 passengers from British India to Vancouver's harbour in 1914. As subjects of the Crown, they believed they had the legal right to settle in one of the Empire's territories. Instead, the passengers lived like prisoners for two months, threatened by famine and disease as the ship was refused permission to land.

Continuous Journey is presented in an original way that resonates powerfully with contemporary events. Involving eight years of research, the film is solidly documented, packed with archival material, and offers an insightful portrait of Vancouver at the turn of the 20th century

Join us as we welcome director Ali Kazimi and other distinguished guests to our opening night screening, May 24th, 7:30pm, at the Vogue Theatre. Ticket information to be released soon, along with the rest of this year's DOXA line-up!