Spinning Forward - Issue 43: One Filmmaker's Drive to Break the Silence Around Childhood Sexual Abuse - Apr 21st 2026

COMMENT 💬 Greetings, Some stories take a little longer to get right due to their sensitivity. This is one of them. In this issue, we explore childhood sexual abuse survivorship through the lens of Toronto-based filmmaker Sana Jafri, whose debut short film Permanent Guest premiered at TIFF in 2025. We speak with Jafri, Maria Barcelos of The Gatehouse, and Hirra Farooqi of the Muslim International…