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Falling in Love With a Screen Name
Episode 12

Falling in Love With a Screen Name

From her home in Montreal, Sandra Bagaria fell in cyber-love with a blogger named Amina who called herself “Gay Girl in Damascus.” They carried on a torrid correspondence for months, until the relationship took a strange turn that made headlines as the Syrian civil war escalated in 2011. Director Sophia Deraspe follows Sandra on an international quest to solve the mystery of Amina. — Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen For more information, click here to visit the official film web site.

Documentary of the Week

July 24, 20151m 57s

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From her home in Montreal, Sandra Bagaria fell in cyber-love with a blogger named Amina who called herself “Gay Girl in Damascus.” They carried on a torrid correspondence for months, until the relationship took a strange turn that made headlines as the Syrian civil war escalated in 2011. Director Sophia Deraspe follows Sandra on an international quest to solve the mystery of Amina.

Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen 

For more information, click here to visit the official film web site.

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