Amnesty International Film Festival
November 12-15, 2009, Vancouver

Closing Film

2008 Gold Audience Award Winner
Sunday, November 15, 2009 -- 9:45 pm

Triage: Dr. James Orbinski’s Humanitarian Dilemma
Patrick Reed / Canada / 2007 / 88 min

Triage is the ultimate humanitarian nightmare. Racing against time with limited resources, relief workers are forced to make split-second decisions. Who gets treatment, food, a place to live? Who is left to die? This film follows Dr. James Orbinski on journeys to lands and people whose life-and-death struggles marked him forever. As Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) President, Orbinski accepted the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize on their behalf. He was a field doctor during the Somali famine and Rwandan genocide.

Film website: http://www.whitepinepictures.com/triage/