In the Name of the Family
Directed byShelley Saywell
Produced byHabiba Nosheen
Deborah Parks
Shelley Saywell
CinematographyMichael Grippo
Edited byDeborah Palloway
Music byDavid Wall
Adam B. White
Production
company
Bishari Film Productions
Release date
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

In the Name of the Family is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Shelley Saywell and released in 2010.[1] The film is an exploration of the issue of honor killing, focusing in part on the 2007 murder of Aqsa Parvez.[2]

The film premiered on May 1, 2010 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[3] where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.[4] It was subsequently a Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 31st Genie Awards in 2011.[5]

References

  1. ^ Susan G. Cole, "In the Name of the Family". Now, April 29, 2010.
  2. ^ Olivia Ward, "When families prey on their own: A filmmaker lays bare the misogyny behind honour killings, avoids demonizing Islam". Toronto Star, May 1, 2010.
  3. ^ Liz Braun, "Twenty world premieres included in Hot Docs". London Free Press, March 26, 2010.
  4. ^ "Propaganda tale wins Hot Docs prize movies: Bin Laden bodyguard film also a winner". Toronto Star, May 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "A look at some of the key Genie Award categories". Canadian Press, February 2, 2011.

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Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary
Honor killing events
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