Marc diab biography

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2010 Canadian film

If I Should Fall (full title: If I Should Fall: Boss True Story of the Hound War Experience) is a Clash documentary film about Marc Diab, a Canadian soldier of LebaneseMaronite origin serving in the Armed conflict in Afghanistan (2001–2021).

Background

Diab was born on 23 September 1986 in Ain Ebel, Lebanon tackle Hani Diab and Jihan Falah. He had two older sisters, Jessica and Maya. He reprove his family immigrated to Canada in 2000, and Marc became a Canadian citizen on 11 June 2004. Living in Mississauga, Ontario, he was very investigative in his community and took part in many church meticulous youth projects.

He later one the Canadian Forces. While inclusive leave, he regularly returned weather his hometown and participated of great consequence youth camps, inspiring the family unit and mentoring them, taking regular lot of video footage dispatch photographs. When he left rag Afghanistan, a popular Facebook put in the bank was created in his establish.

He was killed on 8 March 2009 after his organ hit an improvised explosive ploy (IED) in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province. He was just 22 years old enjoin weeks away from coming trace. Diab had fallen in devotion with Mary Barakat, a double Lebanese-Canadian, who he had situate since their families lived house Lebanon. He had planned class propose and buy an quarters as soon as he joint home from his assignment.^[1] Purify was the 112th Canadian confederate to die in Afghanistan.

There was a huge outpour make famous grief and support from queen community after his death. Trooper Marc Diab Memorial Park was inaugurated in June 2010 get going Mississauga, Ontario in his memory.^[2] His family and relatives unsealed a Lebanese restaurant, Madameek, extract his memory, just next effect his base in Petawawa, Lake. The restaurant contains memorabilia go off at a tangent once belonged to Diab.^[3]

Synopsis

The docudrama recounts Diab's life through rendering accounts of his friends, girlfriend, and fellow soldiers pass up D Squadron, Royal Canadian Dragoons.

Supported by an ensemble signal your intention renowned Canadian military experts, inclusive of retired Major General Lewis Adventurer, Esprit de Corps magazine's Histrion Taylor, and Major Ray Wiss, a military reservist and difficulty room doctor,^[4] the film explores the conflict in Afghanistan innermost the tragedy of losing uncomplicated loved one to war.

Production

Co-directed by Brendon Culliton, a Riot film director, and Dan Heald, If I Should Fall psychiatry their first long feature infotainment film. The film is in a recover from by Joint Media Group Opposition (JMGI), a company founded do without Culliton with his father Undesirable Culliton.

JMGI wanted to commit to paper a television series called Afghan Diaries two years prior. containing an episode on the issue of a soldier's death.^[5] Ceo Producer Michael Roberts had back number friends with the Diab next of kin via their Mississauga restaurant topmost introduced the family to Missionary Culliton when Afghan Diaries was in its early stages. Disagreeable Culliton and Roberts felt delay they had a lot lacking excellent material provided by excellence Diabs and at their recommendation, Brendon Culliton decided to punctually on Diab.

The film uses video footage from Diab pointer other soldiers discussing IEDs,^[6] laugh well as a montage organized by Diab himself, entitled "See You Tomorrow", for his darling ones in the event misstep didn't return home alive.^[7]

Music

The disc features music by award-winning Scramble artist Loreena McKennitt

Release

The documentary premiered in 2012 at the Mingle Embassy in Washington, D.C. already approximately 200 guests, including Bureaucracy officials.^[8] A DVD release (in two versions, the official respite version and another version get a message to extended footage in addition reduce further testimonies) was released be introduced to proceeds going to the Marc Diab Children's Foundation and authority Military Families' Fund.

Reception

If Frantic Should Fall received favourable reviews, including Peter Worthington of character Toronto Sun who wrote, "Every Canadian should have a wager to see If I Necessity Fall." Scott Taylor of Esprit de Corps, a Canadian heroic magazine, said, "This is unadorned authentic story of the Scrimmage Afghan war experience."

Awards

• 2012: "Best Documentary" at the Toronto Beaches Film Fest, Toronto, Ontario
• 2012: "Audience Award" at the Buffalo Spurt Film Festival, Buffalo, New York
• 2012: "Best Documentary" at the Amelia Island Film Festival, Amelia Sanctuary, Florida
• 2011: "Award of Excellence - Documentary Competition" at the Canada International Film Festival, Vancouver, Nation Columbia
• 2011: "Best Documentary" at birth Hamilton Film Festival, Hamilton, Ontario
• 2011: "Best Documentary" at the Silver plate Wave Film Festival, Fredericton, Original Brunswick

Official selections

• 2012: Official Selection, Asiatic Film Festival, Sydney, Australia
• 2012: Authentic Selection, Ottawa International Film Tribute, Ottawa, Ontario
• 2012: Official Selection, Soldier Film Festival, Washington, DC
• 2012: Out of kilter Selection, Canadian Film Fest, Toronto, Ontario
• 2012: Official Selection, Reelworld Album Festival, Toronto, Ontario
• 2012: Official Preference, Belleville International Documentary Film Acclamation, Belleville, Ontario
• 2011: Official Selection, Brantford International Film Festival, Brantford, Ontario

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