Shamso Mohamoud and Shamso Elmi both lost their sons to violence and watched their alleged killers walk free without so much as a legal prosecution. Now, the two Somali-Canadian mothers have organized a group'Mending a Crack in the Sky' to collectively combat gun violence and hardship while facing cultural and racial barriers.
a film by Roble ISSA, Zach JAMA
Canada, 2021, Documentary, 9 mins
Type: Short Documentary
Genre: Portrait
Country of Origin: Canada
Runtime: 8:53 (circa 9 mins)
Color: Color
Filming Locations : Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Produced by
Lauren Grant... producer
Lisa Jackson... producer
Directed by
Roble Issa
Zach Jama
Screenwriters
Roble Issa
Zach Jama
Cinematography by
Alex Tse
Sound recordist
Jason Milligan
Music by
Ben Fox
Editor:
Lawrence Jackman
Production Manager
Lora Campbell
Sound effects editor
Olivia Kolakowski
Additional Cinematography
Roble Issa
Still photographer
Mai Ismail
Assistant editor
Zach Jama
Creative consultant
Lori Lozinski
Special thanks
Boris Shvarts
PRODUCTION
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
WEB
* www.citizenminutes.ca/mending-a-crack-in-the-sky
* www.imdb.com/title/tt14562916/
* https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=141858~367cbc04-eb03-453a-90f8-88ca48c4cf79&epguid=9759e3f1-085c-4e15-88c2-e02a8ee1f1d1
FESTIVALS / AWARDS
* World Premiere: 29 April 2021 /// Hot Docs International Documentary Festival (Canada, 2021)
* Selection /// iREP international Documentary Film Festival 2022 (Lagos, Nigeria, 2022)