Back Home
ProducerJoella Cabalu
Directed by Nisha Platzer
Co-DOP Suzanne Friesen
Telefilm Talent to Watch fund, Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council & National Film Board
In Post Production
This feature-length documentary follows filmmaker Nisha Platzer’s pursuit to get to know her older brother 20 years after he took his own life. Through intimate recollections told by his closest friends and lyrical, handmade film visuals, Back Home explores questions of identity, forgiveness, loss and healing.
Photo credit: Milena Salazar
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