Refuge(e) (2019)

03/14/2019 (US) • 15m

Documentary

Overview

Refuge(e) traces the incredible journey of two refugees, Alpha and Zeferino. Each fled violent threats to their lives in their home countries and presented themselves at the US border asking for political asylum, only to be incarcerated in a for-profit prison for months on end without having committed any crime. Thousands more like them can't tell their stories.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

prison

escape

africa

refugee

new mexico

usa–mexico border

border crossing

detention camp

torture

human rights

student protest

mexican border

government corruption

woman director

protestors

prison brutality

immigrant experience

asylum seekers

guinea

west african

border control

refuge

democratic republic of the congo

central africa

human rights protest

short film

street protest

refugees

documentary short

female filmmaker

violence

extremism

political violence

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