Refugee At Sea

A dreamy and dramatic portrayal of a heart-wrenching conversation between a man adrift, and his brother who has been lost to war.
Created by Abdurrahman Said, Salah Chukair and Zahida Rahemtulla
Starring: Abdurrahman + Salah
Film Mentor: Farhan Umedaly
This is one of many videos created during "DisPLACEment", a program that brings Indigenous, migrant + refugee youth together to make + share short videos that bust myths, explore changing ideas of ‘home’ and ‘belonging’, and shine lighton different experiences of displacement and re-settlement.
DisPLACEment is an initiative of the Access to Media Education Society (AMES), in collaboration with Leave Out Violence BC, made possible through funding from The Vancouver Foundation, BC Arts Council, Province of BC, City of Vancouver and Service Canada.