How to Make a Refugee

Short documentary about photography and migration.

Refugee Boy written Benjamin Zephaniah

It’s the year 1994: Alem recently escaped from the Ethiopian & Eritrean War to reach safety. He arrived in England illegally and is now forced to fight for his freedom to gain asylum in England.

The Refugee's Melody

Fleeing the control of their authoritarian father, two women cross the border into China with a friend’s help.

Last Year in Refugee Camp

Life of a boy in a refugee camp at Thai-Burma border was about to change when a channel for resettlement in the 3rd country was opened.

My Name is Refugee

My Name is Pengungsi (Refugee) follows the lives and families of two children, both named “refugee”, who were born and currently being raised in parts of West Papua distant from their families’ places of origin.

The Path of the Refugee

The film follows the journeys of trans and non-binary refugee artists as well as other LGBTIQ+ activists living in Switzerland. Through art, performance, and personal narratives, Rêya Penaber explores the realities of ex

The Story of a Refugee

Hong Kong movie

Refugee Girl on the Run

After the death of her kind stepfather and Pontian Greek refugee, a young woman arrives in Athens to track down her biological father who is missing since the blood-drenched Pontic genocide in Asia Minor. Will she ever f

25 Million Stitches: One Stitch, One Refugee

25 Million Stitches: One Stitch, One Refugee is an artistic statement from the international community about human displacement, on view at WMQFA from March 1 - July 28, 2024. Explore the creation, installation, and impa

Stuck in Greece: An LGBT Refugee Crisis

When brought to Athens, Greece in 2016 for a screening of his film Daddy, actor and filmmaker Gerald McCullouch (CSI, Physical, the BearCity trilogy) unexpectedly meets a group of LGBT refugees fleeing persecution from t

DeXit: The Next Refugee You Are

Lovren: My Life as a Refugee

Made in America: Refugee Dreams, Refugee Nightmares

Since the 1975 capitulation of Saigon, more than 60 thousand southeast Asian refugees have settled in the Houston-Gulf Coast area of Texas. This program is a progress report on their assimilation and contains elements of

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is a documentary film about the musical band of the same name composed entirely of refugees from Freetown displaced to Guinea during the civil war of Sierra Leone. The film follows the b

What We Carry With Us: Refugee Storylabs

Young refugee storytellers curate their own prized possessions. Then, they collaborate with a team of digital artists and documentarians on a series of short films and “show and tell” multimedia events. For example, a sh

Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children

Focuses upon the journey of child refugees from the Basque Country to temporary accommodation near Southampton, Hampshire [England].

The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp

Three men seeking asylum in Ireland find themselves on the streets, caught between restrictive migration policies and an increasingly aggressive far-right movement. Dennis Harvey captures an explosive sequence of events

A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase

The story of a young gay man who faced persecution due to his sexuality and made a frightening journey to the UK with just a suitcase.

Rashidiya – Scenes from a Palestinian Refugee Camp

A short social reportage with a working-class aesthetic and Brechtian alienation effect, aimed at a politically educated German audience.

A refugee's plea for peace

A young refugee, who has lost his parents to war, carries a deeply personal plea for peace, urging the world to see the plight and restore hope for the millions grappling with loss and displacement.