| In the Name of the Family | |
| Director: | Shelley Saywell |
| Producer: | Habiba Nosheen Deborah Parks Shelley Saywell |
| Music: | David Wall Adam B. White |
| Cinematography: | Michael Grippo |
| Editing: | Deborah Palloway |
| Studio: | Bishari Film Productions |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
In the Name of the Family is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Shelley Saywell and released in 2010.[1] The film is an exploration of the issue of honor killing, focusing in part on the 2007 murder of Aqsa Parvez.[2]
The film premiered on May 1, 2010 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[3] where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.[4] It was subsequently a Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 31st Genie Awards in 2011.[5]