The Life and Death of Abdinasir Dirie

Anderson, Scott (director). Ayotte-Thompson, Brigitte (producer). Findlay, Gillian (journalist). Sharrif, Ali (producer). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). Journalist: Findlay, Gillian. (Cast).

Summary: In the 1990s, Abdinasir Dirie's parents fled civil war in Somalia for the apparent peace and safety of Canada. Years later, G Baby, as his family called him, made his own way from the rough streets of Toronto's Jamestown Crescent neighbourhood to the oilfields of Alberta looking for riches and good fortune. There, he died and his murder remains unsolved, like so many other murders of young Somali-Canadians. The extra twist in this case: some members of his family are convinced they know who committed the crime. Hear from the family of Abdinasir Dirie as The Fifth Estate explores the searing pain of their struggle and peels back the layers of a story even more complicated than anyone originally expected.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (41 min 34 sec)
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Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2010

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General Note:	From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director: Anderson, Scott ; Producer: Ayotte-Thompson, Brigitte ; Producer: Sharrif, Ali.
Participant or Performer Note:	Journalist: Findlay, Gillian.
Target Audience Note:	15-17.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: https://curio.ca/en/catalog/64d3afdc-df75-4a6d-853d-a1bf6ba21d90
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	CBC/Radio Canada has perpetual access rights to this streaming content.
Language Note:	In English. Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation