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202318 minPGdoc-short

Migration Poverty

Billy Crane Moves Away

202318 minPGdoc-short

Fogo Island fisherman Billy Crane explains his decision to leave his home in search of employment opportunities in Toronto amid local concerns about the future.

Migration Poverty

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Channel: NFB

Billy Crane Moves Away

2023• 18 minPG

Synopsis

Fogo Island fisherman Billy Crane explains his decision to leave his home in search of employment opportunities in Toronto amid local concerns about the future.

Synopsis

Through the medium of film, the people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, voice some of their daily concerns and thoughts about the future. In this film, fisherman Billy Crane tells why he is being forced to leave to seek employment in Toronto.

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