FILM SCREENING: Sultans of String: The Refuge Project - Visual Album

The Halton Newcomer Strategy in collaboration with the City of Burlington, invite you to the screening of the Cannes World Film Festival Winning Documentary: Sultans of String: The Refuge Project - Visual Album on June 8th at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, at 7:00pm. This is event is FREE with registration.

Lobby reception at 6:00pm, film at 7:00pm

Global Ambassadors of Musical Diversity, Sultans of String, will shine a light on the Plight of Refugees, featuring music and interviews from “Sanctuary” as well as sister album “Refuge”, both served up under lockdown.

This ambitious, diverse, inclusive, and passionate film puts this world music super group face-to-face with a VIP roster of global ‘ambassadors,’ some of whom are recent immigrants and refugees to Canada and the U.S., as well as essential Indigenous voices.

Addressing the struggles of life on Mother Earth has always inspired this band. In Sultans of String: The Refuge Project - Visual Album, they bring their unique brand of musical synergy and collaboration to bear on discussion and songs that speak to the challenges facing the world’s displaced peoples—their stories, their songs, their persistence and their humanity.

Joined by an international cast, this three-time JUNO nominated band immerses themselves in the plight of the international refugee, and the humanitarian response that should greet everyone in search of a home.

This 90 minute screening will be followed by a Q&A with Burlington resident, bandleader and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient Chris McKhool.

This film won:

• Cannes World Film Festival

• Best Istanbul Film Festival

• Vancouver Independent Film Festival

• Lightbox International Film Festival

• Boston Independent Film Awards

• LA Independent Film Channel Festival

• Hollywood International Golden Age Festival

• Scarab Short Film Festival

Sultans of String Awards:

• 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards - winning Global Roots Album, and Producer of the Year

• 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards - nominated Pushing the Boundaries & Contemporary Album

• 2022 Dr. Duke Redbird Lifetime Achievement Award – JAYU Arts For Human Rights

• 2022 Folk Music Ontario – Song of the Year winner - Mi Santuario

• 2022 Folk Music Ontario – Nominated for Performer of the Year

• 2022 Cannes World Film Festival – Best Musical Film

• 2022 Burlington’s Best Local Musician/Band

• 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards winner for Producer of the Year with Refuge

• 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards nominee for Ensemble of the Year with Refuge