Back Home


ProducerJoella Cabalu
Directed by Nisha Platzer

Co-DOP Suzanne Friesen


Telefilm Talent to Watch fund, Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council & National Film Board
In Post Production


This feature-length documentary follows filmmaker Nisha Platzer’s pursuit to get to know her older brother 20 years after he took his own life. Through intimate recollections told by his closest friends and lyrical, handmade film visuals, Back Home explores questions of identity, forgiveness, loss and healing.


Photo credit: Milena Salazar

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