Journalist Mellissa Fung’s new documentary, Captive, explores the trauma of abduction

Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 5:10 a.m.

When hundreds of Nigerian school girls were kidnapped by extremist group Boko Haram in 2014, the world was horrified. For Canadian journalist Mellissa Fung, who was abducted in Afghanistan in 2008, their story hit particularly close to home. Her new documentary, Captive, sheds light on what life is like for girls who have escaped from Boko Haram. She joins us to talk about the film.