Iara Lee Most people think that colonialism in Africa has ended. But in the territory of Western Sahara, the end of European rule only gave way to a new occupation, this time by Morocco. More than four decades later...
Films
Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea
Directed by Jessie Taylor When she was 9, Zainab’s parents made the heartbreaking decision to leave their home in northern Afghanistan. They set out on a journey across the globe, putting the fate of their family in the...
When Mary Met Mohammad
Directed by Heather Kirkpatrick This film follows the arrival of Tasmania’s first detention centre through the eyes of local Christian woman and knitting club member Mary and Muslim Afghan Hazara asylum seeker Mohammad...
The Land Between
David Fedele The Land Between offers an intimate insight into the hidden and desperate lives of Sub-Saharan African migrants living in the mountains of northern Morocco. For most, their dream is to enter Europe by...
Into the Fire: The Hidden Victims of Austerity in Greece
Directed by Kate Mara and Guy Smallman Into the Fire is an investigative documentary looking at the situation of refugees and migrants in Greece, in the face of severe austerity measures and rising racism. Refugees flee...
Leaky Boats
Directed by Victoria Midwinter-Pitt
A moving documentary about how the Australian Government used the refugee boats as a mechanism to boost its standing in the polls during the election to clinch a victory.
Villawood Mums
Directed by Guido Gonzalez and Saif Jari This short film, produced by the Stories Project, contrasts the experiences of two refugee women: Maria, a political refugee who fled Chile in the 1980s and was housed...
Pushing the Elephant
Directed by Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel This documentary tells the story of Rose Mapendo from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). As Rose fled the atrocities of war in DRC, she was forced to leave her...
War Child: Emmanuel Jal’s Story
Directed by C. Karim Chrobog A former child soldier in Sudan, Emmanuel Jal is now an internationally acclaimed hip-hop artist who fights for peace and reconciliation in his home country. War Child intersperses original...
What’s going on? Child refugees in Tanzania
UNHCR This 10-part television series features UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie. She works with children who have been victimized by long years of civil strife in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and who...
