In December 2017, an incident on a Vancouver train made international headlines after a man attacked a young Muslim woman, verbally and physically assaulting her until a bystander intervened. Noor Fadel, whose family moved to Canada from Iraq when she was a child, is featured in a new documentary short, where she discusses the attack but also its aftermath, when she was subjected to further hate and harassment on social media sites.
Attacked: Hate in the Digital Age, produced by Project Someone in partnership with La Ruelle Films and directed by Léa Clermont-Dion, GianLuca Della Montagna and Guylaine Maroist, follows up with Noor Fadel years after the attack and showcases how she was able to find resilience in the face of adversity, meet hate with grace, and reclaim her voice. Now an artist and motivational speaker, Fadel provides an eloquent and undaunted voice speaking out against online hate speech.
The short film is available with either English or French captions on Vimeo.