Thrown into Canada

"The story of Canada's first major non-European refugee movement"

This documentary explores the history of Canada’s first major migration of non-European and non-white refugees who arrived in 1972 when Ugandan President Idi Amin expelled all South Asians from the country. Their story of struggle and hope became part of Canada’s conversations about refugees and cultural pluralism, and informed the Canadian response to future refugee movements.

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Rendezvous Canada, 1606

Rendezvous Canada, 1606

1988

När världen kom till Ronneby

När världen kom till Ronneby

2022

Flight Dance Live

Flight Dance Live

2023

Irregulars

Irregulars

2015

War Dance

War Dance

2007

Ville-Marie

Ville-Marie

1965

General Idi Amin Dada

General Idi Amin Dada

1974

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

1993

The Truce

The Truce

1997

Girt by Sea

Girt by Sea

2014

Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

1976

Wild is the Spring

Wild is the Spring

2021

Once My Mother

Once My Mother

2014

Threads That Tie Us: An Oshwal Odyssey

2024

Moving to Mars

Moving to Mars

2009

Refuge(e)

Refuge(e)

2019

Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976

Rewi's Last Stand

Rewi's Last Stand

1940

Deportation Class

Deportation Class

2017

The Last Season

The Last Season

2014