FONDU AU NOIR – L’Audience [Opening Night]

Opening night of Fondu au noir festival

The screening will be followed by a 60-minutes discussion with filmmaker Peggy Nkunga Ndona moderated by Diane Gistal, consultant, cultural producer and independent art curator.

After crossing 11 countries irregularly to seek asylum in Canada, Peggy, Simon and their three children are waiting for the hearing that will determine whether they get refugee status or not. Having fled political repression in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the family tries to rebuild a peaceful life in Montreal, in spite of the constant threat of deportation. Between ghosts from the past, hopes for the future and a complex legal maze, the film delves into the struggle of the Nkunga Mbala family to remain in Canada. Offering unprecedented access to their hearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board, the film unveils the opaque process of claiming asylum in Canada.