Director
Sherien Barsoum

On February 19, 2011, a distraught woman calls 911, telling the dispatcher that two men broke into her house and that her daughter is not breathing. When first responders arrive, they find 16-year-old Cynara without vital signs, and her mother, Cindy Ali, lying on the floor, unable to move. Hours later, Cynara is dead, and Cindy is the prime suspect. 

With exclusive access to Cindy, her family, her lawyer, witnesses and court documents, this film is both a thoughtful crime story and an intimate drama about a mother trying to clear her name.

A FREQUENT FLYER FILMS Production

Music by BEN FOX  Cinematography CHRISTIAN BIELZ Editor RICH WILLIAMSON
Written by SHERIEN BARSOUM Executive Producers  BRYN HUGHES  MICHELLE SHEPHARD
Produced by BRYN HUGHES SHERIEN BARSOUM Directed by SHERIEN BARSOUM

Produced in Association with the DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL with the Participation of CANADA MEDIA FUND, ROGERS DOCUMENTARY FUND and ONTARIO CREATES and the Assistance of GOVERNMENT OF CANADA