This short film presents the testimonies of four Mozambican migrants about the racially motivated attacks that took place in Saxony in 1991. Their narratives are accompanied by archival footage of the German town displayed on one half of the screen, juxtaposed with drone footage from Frontex on the other. The film creates a dialogue between
Type: Films & Visual Media
Small Fears
The film is the result of the film animation workshop for the inclusion of refugee and migrant children, which took place at the Refugee and Migrant Facility of Ritsona, in 2022 and was attended by Atena Rezaee, Parwaneh Najafi, Zaynab Najafi, Zahra Heydari, Sezara Jaffari, Fatema Wafai.
“Letters to the world from Moria” – Parvana Amiri
Parvana Amiri is a refugee from Afghanistan, imprisoned in the Moria camp and now in Ritsona. She wrote the book “My pen does not break the borders, it is the borders that will be broken… Letters to the world from Moria”. Stories of refugees living the harsh reality of refugee camps, searching for reasons to
Education of refugee children in Greece
The French Institute of Greece co-organized with the Directorate of Secondary Education of Eastern Attica and the Ombudsman for Children’s Rights the event “Education of refugee children in Greece”. An open debate on the issue of the integration of refugee children in Greek schools, which started in September 2016; What are the means available? Which
Rights of refugee
A short animated information video by UNHCR on the basic rights of refugees enshrined in the 1951 Geneva Convention, such as the principle of non-refoulement, freedom of thought and movement, the right to work, education and access to health services.
The Coordinator of the Refugee Education Office for the education of children and the Ombudsman for Children on ERT1
Interview with G. Moschos, Ombudsman for Children, and P. Georgopoulos, Coordinator of the Refugee Education Office at the Ministry of Education, on the integration of refugee children in Greek public schools.
Migrants
Multi-awarded short animated film.Two polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming. They will encounter brown bears along their journey, with whom they will try to cohabitate. However, they don’t receive the welcome they expect and find it difficult to survive in their hostile new surroundings. Is it, though, not just the bears
On Sunday we celebrated TOGETHER in Elaionas – A big celebration at the Open Refugee camp of Elaionas
Video of the celebration organized on Sunday 20 May at the Open Refugee Accommodation Facility of Elaionas, with the main slogan ‘We meet – We celebrate together in Elaionas’. Hundreds of Greek, refugee and immigrant children, parents and teachers from 15 schools in Athens took part in the celebration.
A day for the whole world June 20: World Refugee Day
How does a refugee integrate into Greek society once he or she decides to settle permanently in the country? How much depends on him, and how much on us to be accepted? Refugees, who have sought refuge in Greece, share their thoughts, their concerns, their dreams and their actions.
The longest route
Alsaleh from Syria and Jassim from Iraq are being held in Volos juvenile prison on the serious charge of trafficking illegal immigrants. From inside the prison they talk to their parents and follow the developments of the war while trying to save themselves. Their stories unfold in prison and in court, revealing how young innocent