Towell’s powerful photographic essays been published in LIFE, Rolling Stone, Elle, Stern and the New Yorker, amongst others, as well as forming the basis for a number of books.

In this film the photographer takes the viewer through various locations that have appeared in his work: Mexico, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Palestine, as well as his native Canada.

The Man I Left Behind explores the loss of territories, using Towell’s unpublished photos, videos, field recordings, music and poetry.

Co-directed by Matthieu Rytz (Anote’s Ark and Deep Rising) and first-time feature director Herbert Hayaud (editor of Saint-Narcisse and The Journey), The Man I Left Behind is a powerful, evocative and poignant work that will stay with you after the credits have rolled.