Edges of Belonging is a feature documentary following entrepreneur Arie Koifman and his adult children on a three-year journey across mountains, cultures, and generations.
Born in Ukraine, raised in Israel, and later immigrating to Canada, Arie built a successful career through determination, risk, sacrifice, and hard work. But having achieved the success he once dreamed of, he now faces a challenge that cannot be solved through business: what do you pass on to your children beyond wealth?
Through skiing, travel, shared meals, family traditions, and unscripted conversations, the film explores the relationships between Arie and his children as they wrestle with different ideas about success, identity, privilege, gratitude, heritage, and belonging. The mountains provide the backdrop—but the real journey takes place within the family.
Rooted in Arie's immigrant experience, Jewish heritage, and family history, Edges of Belonging explores a universal tension between generations: parents shaped by struggle and children shaped by opportunity. Rather than searching for a predetermined answer, the film follows the family wherever the journey leads.
Ultimately, Edges of Belonging asks a question that reaches far beyond one family: What truly endures—and what does it mean to leave a meaningful legacy?