Lifeline Sees Sharma Boy and Agam Darshi Boarding

Canadian indie feature Lifeline has seen Sharma Boy collaborating on the project with Agam Darshi set to produce.

In Lifeline, when a high school basketball star is wrongfully convicted of a crime in a suburban neighborhood, his family’s pursuit of a better life is shattered. Ibtisam Farah, a high achieving Somali youth worker has to take on the case, which catapults her into a world of crime and forces her to connect with a community, she is estranged from.

The film will be in English and Somali and feature a largely Somali cast. Filming will begin later this autumn in Vancouver, BC.

Sharma Boy will write original music, compose and contribute songs. Actor and director Agam Darshi who recently made her directorial debut with Donkeyhead will produce alongside Mimi Dejene.

Ilhan Abdullahi will make her directorial debut with the feature which she also wrote. Abdullahi is a Somali-Canadian filmmaker and community activist. She developed her debut feature screenplay for Lifeline through the Whistler Film Festival Screenwriters Lab.

Ilhan had this to say about Lifeline.

“Stories are powerful tools for sparking dialogue and systems change. With Lifeline, I want to amplify Somali and refugee diaspora voices. The film strikes a delicate balance between humour and joy, while confronting the harsh realities our communities face.“

“The making of this film has already been a beautiful journey of community, shaped by collaboration, trust, and lived experience. Lifeline not only sheds light on the complexities of Black refugee youth in North America, but also celebrates the vibrance of the Somali community and what it means to thrive beyond survival.”

Abdullahi won honorable recognition as a Noteworthy Black Figure of Canada for her contributions to Canadian society through her community work and storytelling efforts.

SOURCE: Deadline.com