Rocking the Boat (Work in Progress)
A migrant seaman joins his exploited father on a cruise ship in Sweden, igniting a fight against modern-day slavery for their dignity.
Film Category: Documentary
My Land is Burned
In Arsal, Lebanon, ‘My Land is Burned’ unveils the myriad challenges facing Syrian refugee children and their families. Beyond the struggles, silent acts of hope by a compassionate teacher echo an ambitious desire for a brighter, happier generation.
A Little Blackman from the Congo
Coming from a diverse but racially divided South Africa, filmmaker Tshililo waha Muzila visits Spain and his racial anxiety is relieved when he receives an unexpected warm welcome. This is short-lived as soon as he learns of systematic prejudices directed to an influx of West Africans displaced immigrants in the region. Using the Mediterranean migrant…
Healing the Mind
Ukrainian counselors in the Netherlands provide mental health care to their compatriots, many of whom are suffering from nightmares and depression from the war with Russia.
NOBODY HOME
A forgotten migration story… A migrant’s journey to his roots, the story of first-generation guest workers who migrated from Turkey to Germany in the 1960s. The lead character in the documentary travels to his village; to his memories, his childhood, his family’s home. Having migrated from a village in Turkey to Germany with his mother…
We Who Walk This Place
In this documentary we get to follow several high school students in a suburb in Gothenburg. Their daily lives in the school environment, reflections and discussions about everything and nothing.
The Health of Those Who Care. Stories of Migrant Women
“The Health of Those Who Care” is a documentary that depicts the story of 9 women who migrated to Argentina for different reasons and x{2013} in their own ways x{2013} work as home caregivers or health care professionals.
NEW CLASSMATES
The Slovenian economy relies on workers from Kosovo, but how can the education system support their children? This documentary offers an insightful look into the background of immigration and the challenges of integrating immigrants from Kosovo into the Slovenian school system. The film follows the journey of four Albanian-speaking children from Kosovo as they navigate…
Lebanon by Night
In recent years, municipalities across Lebanon imposed curfews restricting the freedom of movement of male Syrian workers who were banned from walking the streets after dark. Filmed in Lebanon, Lebanon by Night uncovers the different layers of Lebanese and Syrian experience in relation to the curfew through a range of locations and charactersx{2014}from local residents…
Homenagem
Fifty years after the Revolution, a border region of Portugal, emptied out by clandestine immigration, still faces the struggles of population loss.