Film for Freedom- UK

“I call this a workshop of rebuilding souls not just filmmaking. No one can get over pain until we can talk about it.  This workshop is giving us the chance to express our stories and our pain in a safe way, without fear.”

Rima, Lebanon project participant.

After an incredible pilot project in Lebanon (find out more here), and with the support of the Bertha Foundation we are bringing ‘Film For Freedom’ to London, to celebrate the the power of art and activism to empower refugee women through the medium of film-making.

This project will train ten refugee and asylum-seeking women in the fundamentals of filmmaking, mentoring them as they make films on the issues of their choice, connecting them with organisations working on these issues, and supporting them to use their films in campaigning and awareness-raising.

Refugees and asylum seekers in the UK are facing increasing scapegoating and xenophobia, and are often forced to live in dire poverty. Creating space for empathy and understanding, and creating films that can be used in campaigning, could not be more timely or more needed.

With thanks to the Bertha Foundation whose support has made this project possible.