'The Swimmers' tells the true story of two refugee sisters who did something extraordinary
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Film 'Tra le onde' -- a tale of migration, love and dignity
A new film in Italy, Tra le Onde (Amid the waves), uses fiction to look at the issue of immigration in the Mediterranean.
Italy: Migration festival says 'politics are far from real country'
The seventh edition of an Italian festival on migration issues was recently held in Modena, Ferrara and Carpi. Among the speeches made was one by Erio Castellucci, vice president of the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI) for northern Italy, who called for brotherhood with those who are forced to flee.
Italy's Ius Soli citizenship law focus of new documentary shot in Naples
'Un Milione di Italiani (Non Sono Italiani)' is a musical documentary by Maurizio Braucci on Italy's Ius Soli citizenship law. Fatima Mbengue and Sara Vanderwert, Italian daughters of foreign citizens, sing in the film.
Fati's choice: How a Ghanaian migrant found freedom by going home
When Fati decided to return to Ghana instead of trying to battle against the odds in Europe, she encountered a hostile reception back home. The choice she made is the focus of an award-winning documentary by Fatimah Dadzie, which was shown in Berlin this week.
Who will you listen to? Refugees or Hollywood actors
The Tate gallery in Liverpool, UK has just opened an exhibition of a 2016 video installation by the artist Candice Breitz. In it, she looks at the global nature of refugee’s stories, and asks: In our media-saturated world, are we more likely to listen to a Hollywood actor recounting a refugee story, or the unknown refugee themselves?
Cannes Film Festival favourites stick up for migrant kids in EU
Two-time Cannes winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's new film "Tori and Lokita" is a call for the EU to do a better job in protecting the most vulnerable: child migrants.
Girl in red coat from 'Schindler's List' now helping Ukrainian refugees
Former child actress Oliwia Dabrowska, who played the little girl in the red coat in a famous 'Schindler's List' scene, is now helping Ukrainian refugees at the Polish border.
'I'm a Black actor beyond stereotypes': Germano Gentile
Italian actor Germano Gentile has gotten a lot of attention for his starring role in 'Il Legionario'. The award-winning film tells the story of a young police officer who is torn between his work and his family when he's ordered to clear a building occupied by migrants, including his mother and brother.