Leila Almawy
Leila Almawy is a Muslim and Arab-Canadian filmmaker and activist whose work centers marginalized voices and underrepresented communities. Her work is rooted in im/mobility, displacement, and systemic oppression in the racialized experience. Leila’s previous films include Listed (2023), a documentary that shares the personal account of a Canadian man’s experience with surveillance and racial profiling. In 2020, she released Rumaan, which follows the story of a pomegranate tree transported from Palestine by her late grandfather when he was forced to flee the Nakba in 1948. The Constant Refugee (2016), which won the Achievement in Documentary at the enRoute Air Canada Film Festival, explores the challenges faced by an Armenian-Iraqi refugee as he navigates life as a newcomer to Canada. Leila’s forthcoming feature film, No-Fly List Kids follows the stories of children and youth with Muslim or Arabic names who are falsely flagged on Canada’s No-Fly List. Leila Almawy lives and works in London, Ontario, with her Husky, Brando.
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Listed
_Listed_ shares the story of Faizal Karim, a Canadian man falsely flagged on the Canadian No-Fly List, a terrorist watch list under the Passenger Protect Program. Through Faizal’s personal account of racial profiling and detainment due to being falsely flagged, the film exposes the systemic issues underlying the No-Fly List and its impact on marginalized communities. By examining the potential ...
Listed
_Listed_ shares the story of Faizal Karim, a Canadian man falsely flagged on the Canadian No-Fly List, a terrorist watch list under the Passenger Protect Program. Through Faizal’s personal account of racial profiling and detainment due to being falsely flagged, the film exposes the systemic issues underlying the No-Fly List and its impact on marginalized communities. By examining the potential ...
