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Out of the Past

3:00 PM

Oct 25

Contiguity

Sammy Mohamed

Directed by

Canada

14 Minutes

English

Synopsis

Abdullah, a part-time student and full-time security guard, is implicated in a drug sting by his cousin Latif. Now at the mercy of the court, his freedom and immigration status in Canada are in jeopardy.

About the Director

About the Director

Sammy Mohamed is a Black writer and filmmaker from Ottawa, Ontario. Born in Somalia, he immigrated in the early '90s. Inspired by his writer parents, he pursued a passion for storytelling, studied scriptwriting at Algonquin College, and made the award-winning short film Pierre St. Denis.

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