Refugee Movies

A documentary film crew follows a young Iranian girl, Roya, after her request for asylum was denied and is forced to enter an illegal life on streets...

A conversation between two strangers: one is ashore and the other is on the sea. The conversation’s depth coincides with the height of the...

In the aftermath of war, an extraordinary professor brings hope to children haunted by trauma-induced nightmares.

Greece is in crisis. But the economic crisis is not the only one. An asylum crisis has gripped the country at this time of severe austerity. And it...

The construction of a boat on the island of Anjouan, used to transport migrants over 70km to the island of Mayotte – the outermost region of...

Something from there is a short film on the substance of our original lands. Weaving between the voices of the artist’s parents, one a refugee...

Documentary Film maker, Mark Brown, attempts to discover the damaging effect the over-spilling immigrant population has on the coastal city of...

Follow Chris Cotter, an American traveler, as he explores a common migration path through Ethiopia and into Israel, tracking the plight of Eritrean...

After 21 years I return to my city of birth in order to find out what would have occured to my family if we hadn't fled the war.

When this film’s director was still a boy, he stood in front of “Flotel Europa“ and was hugely excited about the prospect of this...

Amir, shot during the height of the Afghan civil war in the 1980s, investigates and portrays the life of Afghan refugees living in and around the...

Escaping a refugee life from war-torn Syria sparks hope for a family looking to adapt to an American life.

The events that took place at the beach of El Tarajal in Ceuta (Spain) in February 2014 - the killing by the border police of 15 people who were...

Inspired by the life and poetry of Sargon Boulos, this film explores exile, memory, and the enduring connection between a person and their homeland.

Residents of a Melbourne social housing community strive to reclaim their own hope and identity in the face of recent deaths and a larger societal...

More than a quarter of a million Syrian refugee children live in Istanbul, Turkey. Not all of them have access to education. Two sisters decide to...

Growing up a Lesbian in Damascus, Syria, Amir (then Amira) was the final child in a family of boys - someone who carried both his grandmother's name...

Three young Afghans find themselves in limbo after being evacuated to the US from Kabul.