THIS IS EXILE: DIARIES OF CHILD REFUGEES
Lebanon, Switzerland, United Kingdom 2015 – Director: Mani Yassir Benchelah – Original language: Arabic – Subtitles: English – Length: 57 min.
Over half of Syrian refugees are children. Mani Y. Benchelah spent a year in camps in Lebanon making this portrait of five girls and boys aged between 7 and 16. A raw, sensitive and sometimes horrifying look at war and exile from the point of view of children.
Editing: Mariko Montpetit. Music: Marios Takoushis. Production: MAKE Productions. Producer: Charly W. Feldman. Co-Producers: Executive Producers: Sian Kevill, Sarah Macdonald. International Sales: Boulder Creek International
