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Films
5 Films
available to watch on demand
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Keywords
“Refugees Displaced populations”
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films with a digital version
1
films hosted on Kanopy
2
short films
1
films available on demand
5
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Region
Middle and Near East
1
South America
1
South Asia
1
South-East Europe
1
Western Europe
2
Western Mediterranean
1
Country
Belgium
1
Colombia
1
France
1
Greece
1
Italy
1
Pakistan
1
Syria
1
Keywords
Family / Kinship
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Intergenerational relations
1
Life Story / Life History
1
Memory
1
Migration
4
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Participatory / Collaborative methods
2
Personal Narrative
1
Political Activists
1
Reflexivity
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
4
Refugees/ Displaced populations
1
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Resettlement
1
Social Conflict
1
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Baily, John
1
Bloching, Max
1
Dukmak, Abd Alrahman
1
Sørensen, Tanja Wol
1
Xu, Beina
1
van Lanker, Laurent
1
Series
Shorts Collection 2
1
not set
4
Country of production
Belgium
1
Colombia
1
Germany
2
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
1985
1
2017
1
2020
3
Film list
Amir – An Afghan Refugee Musician’s Life in Peshavar, Pakistan
1985
52
‘
Directed by
John Baily
.
The film investigates and portrays the life of Afghan refugees living in and around the city of Peshawar in northern Pakistan through the experiences of the musician Amir. The aspirations of Afghan
South Asia
Music / Ethnomusicology
Refugees / Displaced populations
A Colombian Family
2020
80
‘
Main Competition
Directed by
Tanja Wol Sørensen
.
A powerful mother-daughter drama is at the centre of this film. Rooted in disagreement—both personal and political—the film follows the consequences of a war that leaves them with an impossible
South America
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity
Intergenerational relations
Memory
Migration
Personal Narrative
Political Activists
Refugees / Displaced populations
Social Conflict
Forget Alberto For Now
2020
19
‘
Directed by
Beina Xu
.
A refugee known only as Alberto flies from Athens to Brussels on a fake passport. Three years later, a small crew from Berlin tries to make a film by shooting the landscape of his transit. Things
Western Europe
Western Mediterranean
Reflexivity
Migration
Resettlement
Refugees/ Displaced populations
Kalès
2017
63
‘
RAI Basil Wright
Directed by
Laurent van Lanker
.
A film of wind and despair, of fire and solidarity, of hope and hell. An intimate and inside perspective of the ‘jungle’ of Calais, evoked through a polyphony of bodies, tales, and
Western Europe
Migration
Refugees / Displaced populations
Squatter Settlements / Homelessness
Participatory / Collaborative methods
Unwritten Letters
2020
59
‘
Directed by
Max Bloching
Abd Alrahman Dukmak
.
Abd is a 24-year-old Syrian who took part in the early days of the 2011 revolution and now lives in Padova, Italy. Together with his German friend Max he is working on a film called Unwritten
South-East Europe
Middle and Near East
Migration
Refugees / Displaced populations
Participatory / Collaborative methods
Life Story / Life History