Best Refugee
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian organization that helps people whose lives are shattered by conflict and disaster. They provide life-saving aid, including healthcare, education, and economic opportunities for refugees and displaced persons. The IRC is highly effecti...
Flee chronicles the extraordinary life of Amin Nawabi, an Afghan refugee who recounts his childhood experiences to filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Utilizing a unique animation style, the film presents Amin’s memories – including his brother's dangerous journey and secret – as a captivating visual n...
Turtles Can Fly is a 2004 drama set near the Iraqi-Turkish border focusing on three young refugee children anticipating the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The film’s cast includes Soran Ebrahim and others, depicting their situation awaiting the outcome of the conflict with Saddam Hussein. It explores th...
His House is a 2020 British psychological horror film written and directed by Remi Weekes. The film follows two refugees who flee war-torn South Sudan and are placed in a dilapidated public housing estate in England. It distinguishes itself within the haunted house genre by tying its supernatural el...
Dheepan is a 2015 French drama focusing on a Sri Lankan refugee family seeking asylum in France. The narrative draws influence from Montesquieu’s Persian Letters and the film Straw Dogs, with a lead performance by Antonythasan Jesuthasan. It explores themes of displacement and adaptation within a ne...
Bury Me, My Love is a mobile serious game exploring the experiences of a Syrian refugee seeking asylum in Europe. Developed by The Pixel Hunt in 2017, it presents a narrative through simulated SMS conversations, offering players a glimpse into the challenges and emotional realities faced during a da...
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir is a 2008 book by Hmong American writer Kao Kalia Yang. It recounts her family's flight from Laos after the conflicts associated with the Vietnam War, their years in the Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand, and their eventual resettlement in Minnesota. The mem...
Fire at Sea documents life on the Italian island of Lampedusa during the 2015 European migrant crisis. The film observes the daily routines of residents alongside the ongoing arrival of migrants seeking refuge in the Mediterranean Sea. It presents a portrait of the island’s community and its relatio...
"When Stars Are Scattered" is a graphic novel published in 2020, co-authored by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, with illustrations by Jamieson. The book chronicles Mohamed's real-life experiences growing up as a Somali refugee in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. It details the daily struggles f...
Antura and the Letters is an open-source educational mobile game developed by a European consortium to teach Arabic literacy to children, particularly refugees. The project received backing from organizations like UNICEF to provide accessible learning tools in areas with disrupted education systems....
A memoir recounting the experiences of young refugees from Sudan's civil war, following the journey of Lost Children from displacement to resettlement abroad.
2006 browser-based activist game commissioned by mtvU simulating life as a Darfuri refugee to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Sudan.
