International Day of Migrants film screening
My Friend Omar: The Struggles of a Seasonal Worker
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM AT
George Martin Hall, Room 205, St. Thomas University, Fredericton
On December 18, the UN International Day for Migrants, the National Farmers Union invites all to a virtual public film screening and discussion of My Friend Omar: The struggles of a Seasonal Worker. The film follows Québécois-Chilean actor Christian de la Cortina, who, while preparing for his role as Sandro in “5e rang,” forms a friendship with Omar, a seasonal Guatemalan worker. This documentary unveils the persistent abuses in some Quebec farms, exposing the shortcomings of a system meant to protect foreign workers during the harvest seasons. It also highlights Omar’s solidarity and fight for justice, representing the voice of often invisible workers.
