FLIGHTING IS A RIGHT

Amsterdam, October 2015

Since Europe has been confronted with many refugees in recent months, fierce discussions have flared up on this subject.

For a positive turn to the discussion, we are going to make a series of short films, in which we provide insight into the situation of refugees who have recently or have been staying here for some time.
We let a refugee tell something briefly: why he/she fled, what the situation is now and what his/her dream or expectation is. Each video is introduced by a person who appeals to the Dutch public. We start with 20 short films of 4 minutes, then expand to 50 films if finances allow.

The reasons we want to make these short films are:
• Remove the refugees from anonymity and give them a face.
• Ensure that both new refugees and refugees who have been in the Netherlands for some time are given their say
• Paying attention to the next phase after the initial reception, namely the issues that the refugees will have to deal with when they apply for asylum here.

We want to market the films widely, show them on YouTube as well as on TV, in order to achieve the greatest possible reach among young and old.
We have already made contact with a number of filmmakers. We are now looking for:

• more filmmakers
• to people who are familiar faces and want to participate in the films.

Of course we want to tell you a lot more about the project, but in the first instance we want to gauge whether you are willing to participate. For the 'well-known persons' the time investment will be modest, a maximum of one hour. And at a place and time that suit you.

We sincerely hope that you want to participate!

Marian Sax
[email protected]
phone: 0629057798

Nettie van Hoorn
[email protected]
phone 0654283820



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