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(2018 / 20:49
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Directed by Paul Nguyen
Produced by Jonathan
Thiang
Edited by Lydia Sun
*Winner of the
2018 CEMA Award
Play podcastZiva Gorani as a young child
(right)
LGBTQ activist Ziva
Gorani recounts her harrowing tale of survival and escape from Syria
to Canada. Ziva grew up in the city of Allepo and endured racism as
an ethnic Kurd. As a transperson, Ziva's life was in constant
danger. Ziva survived rape, a suicide attempt, and threats in public
that forced a daring escape into Turkey past ISIS-controlled
checkpoints. Ziva shares her personal and highly intimate story of
finding her true identity and making her way to Canada with the help
of a journalist and the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees.
Ziva Gorani as a young child
(right)
LGBTQ activist Ziva
Gorani recounts her harrowing tale of survival and escape from Syria
to Canada. Ziva grew up in the city of Allepo and endured racism as
an ethnic Kurd. As a transperson, Ziva's life was in constant
danger. Ziva survived rape, a suicide attempt, and threats in public
that forced a daring escape into Turkey past ISIS-controlled
checkpoints. Ziva shares her personal and highly intimate story of
finding her true identity and making her way to Canada with the help
of a journalist and the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees.