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Refugees and Film

Refugees and Film

Cinema has been a powerful tool to shed light on the plights of millions of refugees and to provide opportunities for their stories to be told.UNHCR cooperates with filmmakers and cinema stars from all over the world to give the stage to real-life heroes who were forced to flee and took a rough ride to safety.Films and cinema can be the shortest way to approach the public and let them know more about refugees and asylum seekers, and introduce them to the work of UNHCR and its mandate.

In the past years, UNHCR cooperated with the director Marco Orsini to produce a documentary shedding light on the dangerous refugees face on their journeys. UNHCR has also supported the Egyptian director Ali El-Araby in the Captains of Zataari documentary that discusses refugee aspirations and future.

Beyond the Raging Sea

Beyond the Raging Sea documentary tells the harrowing story of two UNHCR high-profile supporters and Egyptian adventurers, Omar Samra and Omar Nour (Team O2) as they take on the world’s toughest row across the Atlantic.

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Captains of Zataari

Captains of Zaatari documentary by the Egyptian director Ali Al-Araby follows the thrilling experience of two young refugee men from Zaatari camp in Jordan who dreamt of becoming professional football players.

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Telling the Real Story

The Telling the Real Story platform by UNHCR provides a collection of authentic stories, told by the refugees and asylum seekers themselves to communicate about the dangers of onward irregular movement.

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