The ERT Report team visited the school community of Vlora High School during the year and met teachers with vision and students who like school. Using tools of experiential learning, equal participation and respect for differences, they learn how to coexist in a small society and be “citizens of their own country”, i.e. the school.
Type: Films & Visual Media
Children of the Labyrinth
This project ‘Children of the Labyrinth’ consists of nine handwritten intimate letters to their child from parents coming from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Iran, Syria, Congo and Iraq. The letters are visualised in nine individual short films (4 – 7 mins each, 45 mins in total), and one combined short film (10 mins) where all letters are
My Home, Shatila
This VR Short Documentary tells the story of Fadia, a 14-year-old Palestinian/Syrian refugee living in Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Fadia dreams of becoming a lawyer even though she knows refugees are not allowed to work in Lebanon. She is afraid of losing her own life or one of her family members because of
From the snow. (1993). Sotiris Goritsas
Based on the short story by Sotiris Dimitriou, the film follows three Northern Epirote migrants who cross the Greek-Albanian border on foot, hoping to build a better life in Athens. Their journey exposes them to the harsh realities of poverty, marginalization, and racism in urban Greece. The death of one of them in a workplace
Children, refugees, questions: ‘What is it like to have no home?’
British children and child refugees ask and answer questions about the refugee crisis. The Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2016 is supporting the work of three charities working with refugee children. This year more than 90,000 children have travelled alone, fleeing war and destitution, across Europe.
Why educating refugees matters
Mary Maker is South Sudanese refugee who is both a former teacher and current student on a path to university. She is a firm believer in the power of education as a transformative tool for peace-building and rebuilding lives. After fleeing South Sudan’s conflict as a child, she found solace and hope in education. This
Παρβανέ / Parwaneh
A short film made by a group of refugee schoolgirls from Eleonas Camp. Three women in Afghanistan make their way to Europe trying to escape from an environment of insecurity, oppression and a lack of future for their children.
Forced Silence
Experiential activities awareness-raising activities on the occasion of the experiences of young refugees. The educational material follows the sections of the Forced Silence album and is composed of: a) a series of questions – stimuli for discussion with the aim of better understanding and deepening of the topics covered within the album, and (b) a
The ship Vlora
Documentary videos- In August 1991 a human cargo carrying some 20000 Albanian Migrants docked in the port of Bari, Italy. Attempts were made to stop the ship from docking but the captain refused to back down, noting the worsening conditions of the passengers on the ship who had been without food and water for 26
In Between…
Omid is a 15 years old refugee from Afghanistan. He and his family escaped persecution in their homeland and started their trip to Western Europe. They managed to reach Greece, but in the summer of 2016 the borders closed. His family was split. Now he lives in a refugee camp in Athens with his mother