Face 2 Face With David Peck

Aisha Jamal and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film A Kandahar Away, urban and rural life, family dynamics and pride, war, staying present, honesty and openness and why family relationships need a whole lot of patience Trailer Playing at Hot Docs 2019 Synopsis: As an immigrant to Canada, Abdul Bari Jamal’s longing for his homeland of Afghanistan is a constant theme in his life. Now living in Toronto, Canada, he never thought he would find a piece of his former home right here in Canada’s heartland. Delighted by his discovery, he decided to buy every member of his family a plot of land in the dwindling farming community of Kandahar, Saskatchewan. A Kandahar Away follows the Jamal family – all born in Kandahar, Afghanistan – on their first family trip to see the land. As this trip represents the first trip the family has taken together in over ten years, Abdul hopes that it will provide much needed bonding time. Moreover, he hopes his children will see that there is an equ