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''Someone's Trying to Get In'' is a Canadian short drama film, written and directed by
Colin Nixon Colin Nixon (born 8 September 1978) is a retired footballer from Northern Ireland who was the technical director of Glentoran Academy. Son of Alice and Hugh Nixon, Colin has a large football related family and has three children. Playing care ...
and released in 2024.Claire Valade, "Someone’s Trying to Get In". ''
Séquences ''Séquences'' is a French-language film magazine originally published in Montreal, Quebec by the Commission des ciné-clubs du Centre catholique du cinéma de Montréal, a Roman Catholic film society. It is the third oldest French film magazine ...
'', No. 339 (Summer 2024), p. 53.
The film stars
Ralph Prosper Ralph Prosper is a Canadian actor from Quebec, best known for his regular role as police reception clerk François Asselin in the television series ''District 31''. He received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance in a Live Acti ...
as Bertrand, an
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seeker from
Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...
who is desperate to escape from the Canadian
refugee camp A refugee camp is a temporary Human settlement, settlement built to receive refugees and people in refugee-like situations. Refugee camps usually accommodate displaced people who have fled their home country, but camps are also made for in ...
where he has been interred pending his immigration hearing, after rumours of mass deportations begin to sweep the camp. The cast also includes Nisha Coleman, Tyler Epassy, Vanina Epassy and Alastor Vael. The film premiered in February 2024 at the 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and had its Canadian premiere in March at the Regard short film festival."Quatre courts métrages distribués par h264 au Festival REGARD"
''CTVM'', March 1, 2024.


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* 2024 films 2024 short films Canadian drama short films 2020s Canadian films Black Canadian films French-language Canadian films English-language Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub