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she asked me where i was from
by Aulona Fetahaj • 2020 • Belgium, Kosovo
Drawing on digital memories and using online tools such as Google Maps, Aulona Fetahaj reflects on how it feels to be the child of refugees in the digital age.
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The Migrating Image
by Stefan Kruse Jørgensen • 2018 • Denmark
Following a fictional group of refugees across Europe, the film questions the overproduction of images surrounding real-life tragedies and deaths. Each segment takes its cue from the destination of the refugees, from the Mediterranean Sea to a warehouse...
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Note on Multitude
by Ibro Hasanović • 2015 • Belgium, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A large and anxious crowd prevails in this chilling black-and-white short film, shot with one camera in Pristina, Kosovo, in 2015. Intimate, emotional, and sometimes violent moments of farewell: men, women, and children leave the...
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Lost Exile
by Fisnik Maxville • 2016 • Switzerland
Hana is trying to escape from a lack of perspective in Kosovo. She meets Emir, a Serbian smuggler who will drive her to Hungary. On the road, complications arise as Emir’s unscrupulous associates take advantage of Hana’s vulnerability. In the midst of a fr...
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À l'usage des vivants
by Pauline Fonsny • 2019 • Belgium
In 1998, Semira Adamu, a 20-year-old Nigerian immigrant, died on Belgian soil by suffocation under a police pillow. Twenty years later, two women tell her story in a cry for justice. Through this film, they highlight the reality of detention centres: the harsh ...
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This Day Won't Last
by Mouaad el Salem • 2020 • Belgium, Tunisia
In this authentic and urgent diary film about longing for freedom and community, the filmmaker reflects on the individual and yet collective experience of being young and queer in Tunisia.
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Trajectory Drift
by Iván Castiñeiras Gallego • 2018 • France, United Kingdom
In a container, sitting between crates of merchandise, two men talk about their exile. Their stories about the crossing of endless borders come together in a common dream: to reach England.
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Water and Salt (Água e Sal)
by Luisa Mello • 2019 • Brazil, Belgium
During the 2018 Brazilian presidential elections, a woman floats in waters far from home. When everything seems calm, a wave hits and carries her to the depths of her being. Water and Salt is a journey through the consciousness of someone whose country is ...
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Mother Prays All Day Long
by Hoda Taheri • 2022 • Germany
Confused about German bureaucracy and questioning her sexuality, Hoda, an Iranian asylum seeker in Berlin, finds herself hooked on Magdalena, who promised to ensure her asylum by marrying her. Due to changes in Magdalena’s private life, her decision to marry Hoda ...
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Old Child
by Elettra Bisogno & Hazem Alqaddi • 2019 • Belgium, Palestine
Old Child depicts the fragmented story of Hazem, who had to flee Gaza. Throughout this stream-of-consciousness montage of dreams and reminiscences, he searches for order but also for the beauty he left behind.
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L'escale (The Stopover)
by Collectif Faire-part • 2022 • DR Congo, Belgium
Filmmakers Paul Shemisi and Nizar Saleh embark on a journey from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Germany to screen their latest film. However, during a layover in Angola, their trip takes a harrowing turn when airport authorities question t...