This Land Is Your Land? – 2017

Show Title: This Land Is Your Land?
Competition Shorts
Friday, April 7, 1:15 PM

A Place
Director: Iván Fernández de Córdoba
Narrative
12 min

An Arab refugee overcomes the prejudices of a European family to repair his car and get to his destination.

Philoctetes – An Outsider’s Myth
Director: Katrin Kalketenidis
Documentary
16 min
Greece

The Sophocles tragedy of abandonment and betrayal re-envisioned through the story of an African asylum seeker in Athens, Greece.

The Crossing
Director: Charles Emir Richards
Documentary
12 min
Turkey

Syrian refugees living in Turkey want to brave the dangerous crossing from Turkey to Greece on a zodiac with the help of smugglers.

Arc of Justice
Director: Mark Lipman/Helen S. Cohen
Documentary
22 min
USA

Traces the remarkable journey of New Communities, Inc. (NCI), a story of racial justice, community development, and perseverance in the face of enormous obstacles.

Refugee
Director: Joyce Chen/Emily Moore
Documentary
27 min
USA

A Refugee tells the story of a West African woman who left her five children in 2003 in order to come to the US and provide them with a better future.