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Film Screening & Conversation with documentary maker – Arshad Khan
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
| Location: | Room 103 Steacie Building |
| Audience: | Anyone, Carleton Community, Staff and Faculty |
| Key Contact: | Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Contact Email: | iis@carleton.ca |
Date: Friday, November 21st, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Steacie Building 103
About the Film
ABU: Father is a deeply personal exploration of identity, family, faith, and belonging. Through intimate storytelling, filmmaker Arshad Khan reflects on the complex relationship with his devout Muslim father while navigating questions of culture, sexuality, migration, and acceptance.
About Film maker
Arshad Khan is a multiple-award-winning Pakistani Canadian filmmaker, and a graduate of Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His feature documentary Abu had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2017 and received 17 international awards. He has been to over 90 film festivals and has made several short films including shorts Threadbare (2008), Brownie (2011), Doggoned (2012), Zen (2012) and Valery’s Suitcase (2016).
Come join us for an evening of reflection, dialogue, and discovery — as we explore what it means to find freedom and compassion within the intersections of identity and tradition.
Light refreshment provided.