When Strangers Re-Unite

Overview

Three Filipino families struggle to rebuild their lives in Canada after years of separation. The third part of a trilogy on the impact of labour migration, including Brown Women Blond Babies and Modern Heroes Modern Slaves.Every year thousands of women enter Canada as domestic servants, the majority of them from the Philippines. Leaving their own children and families behind, they can spend many isolated years cooking, cleaning and caring for others. Sending much of their wages back home, they dream of the day their families can join them.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 6, 1999

Original language

French

Spoken languages

English, French, Tagalog

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,Productions Multi-Monde,NFB

Cast

Florchita Bautista

Director

Florchita Bautista,Marie Boti

Producer

Michelle Smith,Germaine Ying Gee Wong,Malcolm Guy

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0255697