We have included a 43-minute rough cut that outlines the first and second act of the documentary. We intend to continue to work on this rough cut, adding the personal stories of individual resisters, in particular, Kimberly Rivera.Between now and spring we will continue to follow the activities of the WRSC and Parliament, rounding out the final act of the documentary.This cut begins to introduce the viewer to the characters and highlights we have captured to date. Additional graphics and/or na...
Facing deportation, resister Kimberly Rivera, supported by War Resister Support Campaign spokesperson Michelle Robidoux,, confronts Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism in an effort to get him to acknowledge her situation and act on allowing her to stay in Canada. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney's previous comments that U.S. military deserters living in Canada are "bogus refugee claimants" reveal the government has a prejudiced outlook on their cases, advo...
Co-Producers/Co-Directors Deb Ellis and Denis MuellerPeace Has No Borders follows the story of US war resisters currently in Canada resisting the war in Iraq by refusing to serve. At the center of the film is a nine-year Army veteran, Sgt. Patrick Hart, his wife Jill, and their son Rian. The Hart family represents the personal story of the resisters and their relationship to a larger political struggle being waged between citizen groups that support them and a minority government determined to...