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Teachers love LIFE WITHOUT BASKETBALL - it's a DFS fave that is requested throughout the year! The docs is available again during our Intersection program, running Jan 31-Mar 11. FREE!
Program/film info + booking: bit.ly/33suOUU
@hotdocs @WithoutBall #Education
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LIFE WITHOUT BASKETBALL is back! Catch the DFS favourite as part of our Intersection program, available Jan 31 - Mar 11. Free for grade 5-12 in Canada.
Info/booking: bit.ly/33suOUU #Education #Documentary @hotdocs @WithoutBall
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Thank you to @_shireenahmed_ for joining the @docsforschools screening of @WithoutBall this morning.
“Don’t let anyone tell you that who you are and what you want isn’t important. It is.” #HRWFFTO #WomensRights
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3/4 | LIFE WITHOUT BASKETBALL: When a controversial ban on religious headgear ends Bilqis' chances of playing pro basketball, she's forced to re-examine her faith and identity as a young Muslim woman. Info/register: bit.ly/36iLBVQ
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Bring your class to the cinema to see IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS (Jan 30), BELLINGCAT - TRUTH IN A POST-TRUTH WORLD (Feb 3), or LIFE WITHOUT BASKETBALL (Feb 4). All screenings are FREE! Film info+registration: bit.ly/2NIBT8K
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Calling all #teachers! #DYK we are participating in @hotdocs @docsforschools program?
Three awesome daytime screenings; including @WithoutBall
and @bellingcat #HRWFFTO
More info: bit.ly/37jGDJC #education #Toronto
ALT Still from Life Without Basketball
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Calling all #teachers! #DYK we are participating in @hotdocs @docsforschools program?
Three awesome daytime screenings; including @WithoutBall
and @bellingcat #HRWFFTO
More info: bit.ly/37jGDJC #education #Toronto
ALT Still from Life Without Basketball
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Only 10 days until our in-cinema screening of LIFE WITHOUT BASKETBALL in partnership with TO Human Rights Watch Film Festival on Jan 30! Ft. Q&A w/ sports activist+writer Shireen Ahmed! Info/register: bit.ly/2NIBT8K
@_shireenahmed_
@hrwfilmfestival
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@WithoutBall
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TODAY: Get out to @RegentParkFilm for our co-presentation of @WithoutBall followed by a conversation with the film's star Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, moderated by writer and sports activist @_shireenahmed_
12PM at Daniels Spectrum! FREE—RSVP here: ow.ly/WT5l50ximnW
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On this wknd at @RegentParkFilm, LIFE WITHOUT BASKETBALL (@WithoutBall) puts representation on the court. 🏀 povmagazine.com/articles/vie…
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Hello Toronto! The 17th annual @RegentParkFilm starts this week! I will be doing a Q&A with @Bilqis_AbdulQ after a screening of @WithoutBall.
It's going to be awesome inshaAllah. #RPFF19
Check it out: eventbrite.ca/e/regent-park-…
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.@RegentParkFilm kicks off this week! They're showcasing a fantastic lineup that includes #HotDocs19 alumni Our Dance of Revolution & nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up, plus our co-presentation of @WithoutBall on Nov 23.
Explore & reserve free tickets: ow.ly/cHKq30pJfV7
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.@Bilqis_AbdulQ had to choose between basketball & her religion. So she changed the system to make basketball available for all. This is her story @WithoutBall
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.@Bilqis_AbdulQ broke records & barriers on her way to become the first DI athlete to play basketball while wearing hijab. @RegentParkFilm shares her story on Nov 23 with a screening of @WithoutBall, followed by a convo with Bilqis & @_shireenahmed_: ow.ly/DvOp30pJejG
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Yamen Najjar (center) led these Syrian refugee students from Lebanon to Dubai where they won the world's biggest robotics championship. Now Lebanon, citing a technicality, won't let him return. Dubai is threatening to send him to Syria--a death sentence.
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“Everyone thinks it is just a sport, but when I play basketball, I think about nothing. It takes me out of real life.” - @Bilqis_AbdulQ is changing the game.
See the journey that impacts #womeninsport and get @WithoutBall here: apple.co/315SBmu 🏀
ALT Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir lost her dream of playing professional basketball because of the ban—but now millions of girls in Muslim majority countries can play basketball because of her successful fight to overturn it.
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Film update: #CIFF43 alum @withoutball is now available for pre-order on iTunes! Get to it film friends: apple.co/2ByJhgz
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.@RegentParkFilm, Toronto's longest running free community film fest, has released their 2019 lineup! We're thrilled to co-present @WithoutBall on Nov 23, followed by a chat with star @Bilqis_AbdulQ, moderated by writer & sports activist @_shireenahmed_: ow.ly/vn2G30pJdNe
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Pic from a few months ago with my BIG sister @Bilqis_AbdulQ She inspired so many female athletes with her endless efforts just for covered girls like me can play the game of Basketball. Please support her Documentary @WithoutBall Its a must see🎥🎬🍿 @FIBA @WNBA @ncaawbb @wslam – at Brooklyn, NY
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#FridayReads Fresh off the press!
Our May newsletter highlights our amazing @WithoutBall screening last month & the upcoming screening of #KhartoumOffside on Sunday #HotDocs19 #WomenInSport 🏀⚽🏆
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You have to be strong. It takes strength to walk outside and be different to everybody else. - @Bilqis_AbdulQ #LWB