The Displaced

Short / Documentary
USA, 2016, 11 min

Cinematography:

Imraan Ismail

Composer:

McKenzie Stubbert
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War and persecution have forced about 30 million children from their homes. Thanks to virtual reality, we have the chance to meet 3 of them personally. Oleg (11), Chuol (9) and Hana (12) take turns telling their stories. The film uses immersion to take the viewer to a simple canoe in South Sudan, up onto the roofs of destroyed Ukrainian houses, and to a Portuguese field filled with working Syrian migrants. The camera allows us to become a member of this group comprising unselfconscious child protagonists. This authentic documentary presents a different view of refugees and the consequences of current wars. (One World)

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