In an attempt to fit in with her new Canadian classmates, 8-year-old Ada​ tries to convince her newly-immigrated mother to celebrate Thanksgiving by cooking a turkey.

Directed by Mahsa Razavi

Co-presenters: BIPOC TV & FILM, Regent Park Film Festival

Mahsa Razavi studied Sociology in Iran before moving to Canada where she earned her MFA in Film Production. She has made several short films that have been showcased in many festivals around the globe. Mahsa’s works often focus on issues of gender, identity politics and immigration experience. Her characters who are not usually represented on screen live in the margins of society and search for a better life and place in the world.