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The Ultimate Guide To Films About Refugees [100+ Movies & Documentaries]
For thousands of years, displacement and migration have played an essential role in human history. No matter the reason for leaving one’s homeland, the experience of leaving behind everything familiar to journey towards a new, better life is a familiar story. It’s no wonder, then, that so many films have centered around these very themes.
Refugee and Migrant Centre: Refugee Week – Watch a film
During Refugee Week, some of the best films and stories around Refugees are being shown and shared. We have pulled together some of the best we have found so far.
‘I wanted to humanise those lost in the statistics’: four directors on their new movies depicting refugee journeys
How does it feel to risk trafficking and torture to seek a better life in a strange land? Ahead of four films telling migrant stories, we hear from directors including Matteo Garrone and Milad Alami about tackling one of the most pressing issues of our time.
The New Republic: Black Cinema Matters
Black films have championed Black lives for over 100 years—while white America studiously ignored them.
ICO blog – Touring Mapantsula: The journey to a national co-curation model
On 27 April 1994, the first non-racialised democratic elections took place in South Africa, a significant milestone in the dismantling of 300 years of colonisation and oppression. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of what is known as Freedom Day, the ICO has partnered with Cinema Africa! and Maona Art to bring a 4K restoration of Mapantsula to UK cinemas. In this blog, … More
ICO blog: A grassroots campaign for better inclusivity in the London Film Festival’s press corps
In this article we hear from Hannah Strong and Hanna Flint, two film journalists and the co-founders of the LFF Critics’ Support Fund – a crowdfunded campaign which they set up this year to help writers from low-income households cover the costs of attending the BFI London Film Festival.
ICO blog: Navigating the 32-Hour Week with Flatpack Festival
From July-December 2022, Flatpack Festival took part in the UK’s 4-day week pilot programme, a coordinated, 6-month trial of a 32-hour week, with no reduction in pay or benefits for staff. In this blog, Flatpack’s Operations Manager Abbe Elliston reflects on how it went.
Five Films for Freedom: queer cinema and censorship
What are the challenges of making queer films in countries where LGBTQIA+ rights are restricted? As Five Films for Freedom 2023 comes to a close, National Film and Television School (NFTS) student Josh Bullin shares learnings from creating a queer film season as part of his studies, which screened at London’s Rio Cinema in November 2022.
By us, about us, for all: why films by trans people matter for everyone
Two films about transgender and gender non-conforming people at BFI Flare 2021 are representation at its finest – the wider film industry should take note.
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