all
right
2003, 7 minutes |
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Immigration and national
security policies in Canada have become increasingly stringent
in recent years, despite an on-growing claim that Canada desires
new citizens. Behind the forces of global capitalism a lack
of self-awareness and knowledge about what Canadian citizens
are taught to fear and why we fear it continues to suspend
us between patriotism and participation, resulting in a sustained
evasion of responsibility.
Using diverse found footage sources including immigration
officer training videos, emotive gestures from horror films
and sound clips from Canadian news broadcasts, Cohene takes
the viewer on a provocative journey through her emotional
and political labyrinth of these issues. ALL RIGHT poses questions
around Immigration Canada's white hegemony and its fear of
the "unknown" and collective expressions of apathy vis-à-vis
policy making. ALL RIGHT paints a challenging, lyrical portrait
of a society detaching from the complex relations of "multiculturalism",
immigration and global politics. |
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