Fadia Afashe

After being released from prison, Billy Skinner returns to his low-income neighbourhood feeling like a fish out of water; the area has changed dramatically, and what was once a predominantly white neighbourhood is now mostly occupied by refugee families.

Once a successful Syrian actor, Jihad Abdo is now struggling as a refugee while trying to reinvent his life and rebuild his career.

Once a successful Syrian actor, Jihad Abdo is now struggling as a refugee while trying to reinvent his life and rebuild his career.

After a long separation, a sister and brother are reunited for a visit at an isolated lake house during an extremely cold winter. The sister, Yasmeen, has just arrived in the U.S. from their home country of Syria. Her brother, Omar, is a musician and has been in the U.S. for many years. He is coping with his own exile from his ex-wife and child, who have recently moved to another part of the country.