Refugee Movies

  • 2025
    The Empty

    The Empty

    The Empty

    02025HD

    A panicked woman embarks on a quest for power.

    The Empty
  • 2021
    The Substitutes

    The Substitutes

    The Substitutes

    02021HD

    More than a quarter of a million Syrian refugee children live in Istanbul, Turkey. Not all of them have access to education. Two sisters decide to...

    The Substitutes
  • 2022
    Leaving

    Leaving

    Leaving

    02022HD

    “Leaving” follows a day in the life of two refugee women while listening to their story of fleeing war torn Congo. Juxtaposing daily life...

    Leaving
  • 2015
    Dance Iranian Style

    Dance Iranian Style

    Dance Iranian Style

    02015HD

    A documentary film crew follows a young Iranian girl, Roya, after her request for asylum was denied and is forced to enter an illegal life on streets...

    Dance Iranian Style
  • 2023
    Allies Welcome

    Allies Welcome

    Allies Welcome

    02023HD

    Three young Afghans find themselves in limbo after being evacuated to the US from Kabul.

    Allies Welcome
  • 1970
    Los burgueses de Calais

    Los burgueses de Calais

    Los burgueses de Calais

    01970HD

    Documentary about the humanitarian crisis of the refugees between 2015 and 2018

    Los burgueses de Calais
  • 1970
    World Trade Opera

    World Trade Opera

    World Trade Opera

    01970HD

    "8 minutes and 50 seconds. We have released 375,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Trees have produced 171,000 tons of oxygen." This...

    World Trade Opera
  • 2016
    Because I am

    Because I am

    Because I am

    02016HD

    Based on a poem by a Zimbabwean LGBT activist written in response to the gay hate speech that is being perpetuated president Robert Mugabe. The film...

    Because I am
  • 2013
    Into the Fire

    Into the Fire

    Into the Fire

    8.52013HD

    Greece is in crisis. But the economic crisis is not the only one. An asylum crisis has gripped the country at this time of severe austerity. And it...

    Into the Fire
  • 2023
    Prisoners of Fate

    Prisoners of Fate

    Prisoners of Fate

    02023HD

    After the hardships of fleeing their home countries, refugees from Afghanistan and Iran face the challenge of having to adapt to a new environment:...

    Prisoners of Fate
  • 1970
    The Valley Rebels

    The Valley Rebels

    The Valley Rebels

    01970HD

    Cédric Herrou is a farmer who supports and houses African refugees in the alpine village of Breil-Sur-Roya in southern France. Some regard him...

    The Valley Rebels
  • 1970
    Awlad

    Awlad

    Awlad

    01970HD

    Α quarter of the global population of school age lives in war zones or disaster areas. Fewer than one in four underage refugees attends...

    Awlad
  • 2018
    The European Dream: Serbia

    The European Dream: Serbia

    The European Dream: Serbia

    62018HD

    “The European Dream: Serbia” is an investigative documentary by journalist Jaime Alekos about the tortures of Hungarian police to the...

    The European Dream: Serbia
  • 2019
    My Love, Ethiopia

    My Love, Ethiopia

    My Love, Ethiopia

    02019HD

    Set during the time of the Red Terror war in 1970's in Ethiopia, the country's political tyranny has created huge population of refugees searching...

    My Love, Ethiopia
  • 2023
    #RimavskaPomahaUkrajine

    #RimavskaPomahaUkrajine

    #RimavskaPomahaUkrajine

    02023HD

    #RimavskaPomahaUkrajine
  • 2021
    Wild is the Spring

    Wild is the Spring

    Wild is the Spring

    72021HD

    Through a series of vignettes from the ancient and war-torn Levant, WILD IS THE SPRING captures moments in the lives of diverse ethnic communities...

    Wild is the Spring
  • 2020
    Something from There

    Something from There

    Something from There

    02020HD

    Something from there is a short film on the substance of our original lands. Weaving between the voices of the artist’s parents, one a refugee...

    Something from There
  • 2025
    Love in the Walls

    Love in the Walls

    Love in the Walls

    02025HD

    Residents of a Melbourne social housing community strive to reclaim their own hope and identity in the face of recent deaths and a larger societal...

    Love in the Walls
  • 2025
    A Long-Standing Story

    A Long-Standing Story

    A Long-Standing Story

    02025HD

    After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainians abroad decide to confront the challenge and join the volunteer center "Blue-Yellow...

    A Long-Standing Story
  • 2017
    Nostalgia

    Nostalgia

    Nostalgia

    102017HD

    After 21 years I return to my city of birth in order to find out what would have occured to my family if we hadn't fled the war.

    Nostalgia