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\"\"<\/a>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, November 21st, 2025
\nTime:<\/strong> 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
\nLocation:<\/strong> Steacie Building 103<\/p>\n

About the Film
\n<\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

About Film maker
\n<\/strong>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<\/em><\/strong> 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).<\/p>\n

Come join us for an evening of reflection, dialogue, and discovery \u2014 as we explore what it means to find freedom and compassion within the intersections of identity and tradition.<\/p>\n

Light refreshment provided.<\/p>\n

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