In 2011, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association had the great pleasure of honouring two of Canada’s most talented and accomplished artists: Deepa Mehta – who is also a board member of CCLA – and Sarah Polley. Today, both women are about to launch new films at the Toronto International Film Festival: Deepa Mehta’s long-awaited Midnight’s Children, based on the prize-winning book by Salman Rushdie, and Sarah Polley’s The Stories We Tell, a deeply intimate documentary.
It is through the works of artists such as Mehta and Polley that we are able, as a society, to learn empathy and compassion, to better understand the depth of human complexities. CCLA congratulates them both on their extraordinary achievements, and wishes them the best as they prepare to present their films to their Canadian audience.
 Sarah Polley and her husband, David Sandomierski, at CCLA's June 2011 gala |
 Deepa Mehta and Salman Rushdie at CCLA's June 2011 Gala |
