Salaam B'y - A Story of a Muslim Newfoundlander

Salaam B'y (The Video)
Salaam B'y (School Presentation)
Salaam B'y Poster (English)
Salaam B'y Poster (French)
Salaam B'y Companion Guide (English)
Salaam B'y Companion Guide (French)
Salaam B'y Facebook Essay (English)
Salaam B'y Facebook Essay (French)
Salaam B'y Subtitles (English)
Salaam B'y Subtitles (French)

1. MUSLIM-CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY FILM ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
Thrilled to announce that Salaam B'y was on Amazon Prime Video in all English speaking countries globally! French subtitles available aussi! We were honoured to be one of the first Muslim-Canadian documentaries on a major global streaming platform. Was available January - August 2020. HTTPS://WWW.PRIMEVIDEO.COM/DETAIL/0IE86HYDHMIWDQKA2IMC224OQD/N

2. GLOBAL REACH, INCLUDING RECOGNITION FROM THE QUEEN!
Aatif was honoured to be only the 3rd Canadian to be awarded the Queen's Commonwealth Points of Light in a ceremony on February 3, 2020 hosted by Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell and British Consul-General Caroline Saunders for his work on community empowerment, social innovation and empathy-centred education and leadership. (UK Gov Press Release [2], Points of Light Release [3]). We have also done screenings hosted by the Lieutenant Governors of Ontario and Newfoundland & Labrador.

Since our film's release, Salaam B'y had 54 SCREENINGS IN 32 CITIES GLOBALLY, including being one of two Muslim-Canadian films selected by the United Nations Global Migration Film Festival [4], as well as other notable film festivals such as Voiceless International Film Festival [5] (San Francisco, Cali), Justice Film Festival [6] (New York, NY), Chicago South Asian Film Festival [7] (Chicago, IL), Nickel Independent Film Festival [8] (St. John's, NL), Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival [9] (Halifax, NS), The Green Room Playlist [10] (Edmonton, AB), Muslim Writers Collective [11] (Toronto, ON), and MuslimFest [12] (Mississauga, ON).

We have been NOMINATED FOR 10 AWARDS AND WON 5, including BEST DOCUMENTARY 2018 AT THE CANDIAN DIVERSITY FILM FESTIVAL [13].

In 2019, WE WON THE INSPIRIT FOUNDATION CHANGEUP GRANT to catalyze our _Creating Communities of Kindness _tour. We partnered with 45 ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER 30 SCREENINGS to spark discussions on inclusion and empathy across Canada!

3. EDUCATOR'S COMPANION GUIDE SPREADING ACROSS CANADA

In 2019, we focused our effort developing the Salaam B'y Educators Companion Guide with curriculum-based activities to discuss what it means to be Canadian, tackle the root causes of prejudice and promote social innovation for students in grades 6-12. We partnered with the TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD, NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR ENGLISH SCHOOL DISTRICT, and numerous government departments across Canada to join a community of educators bringing empathy into the classroom. We launched on October 1st to commemorate Islamic History Month in Canada [14] at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. Since launching, our educator's guide has been downloaded by over 150+ schools, primarily in Ontario and Atlantic Canada.