More young Africans are leaving behind their lives in the West and breaking barriers in their countries of origin. Filmmaker Ras Mutabaruka takes us through the development of his new Homecoming series, exclusive to DW.
A documentary film by Italian director Mauro Caputo entitled 'No Borders. Flusso di Coscienza' tells the story of the long journey taken by migrants along the Balkan route. The film is currently in post-production.
Waad Al Kateab is an award winning filmmaker. In her documentary 'For Sama', she explains to her daughter why she and her husband Hamza decided to stay in Eastern Aleppo even after the siege. Now Al Kateab is using the film's momentum to raise awareness of the current situation in Syria.
Maryam Zaree, daughter of Iranian parents, is a successful actress and director based in Berlin. As a teenager, she found out a well-kept secret: that she was born inside Iran's infamous Evin prison. Now Zaree produced a documentary to come to terms with her parents' silence and to shed light on her own migration history.
This year's Venice film festival presented a documentary about the work of Italian humanitarian organization Emergency, entitled 'Beyond the Beach: The hope and the hell.' In it, Emergency's founder, Gino Strada spoke out about the unprecedented levels of hatred in society.
The life-and-death risks taken by many young Gambians who attempt the journey to Europe could hardly be more serious. Yet a group in Sweden has decided to create a game based on what many of the migrants go through.
The film "Dove bisogna stare" (Where You Need to Stay) tells the story of four women volunteers who work with migrants in Italy. The documentary, which was created in collaboration with Doctors Without Borders, will begin screening in Italian theatres on January 17.
A Paris-based Ivorian refugee retraced the dangerous route he took through Africa to escape civil war and produced Revenir, eye-opening documentary screened at the African Film Festival in Cologne.
Various NGO's, charity organizations and the Migration Policy Ministry itself are hosting a plethora of events around Athens to celebrate World Refugee Day.
In the age of migration 2.0, the European project RE-FUTURE for unaccompanied migrant minors takes advantage of innovative technology as a tool for cultural integaration.
The documentary film "When Paul came over the Sea" tells the true story of Cameroonian migrant Paul and his perilous journey to Germany. While accompanying his protagonist, filmmaker Jakob Preuss was confronted with the question over whether he should step outside his role and help Paul make his way.