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Ireland's Refugee Hotel
directed by Alex Niakaris, fl. 2005; produced by Alex Niakaris, fl. 2005, Films of Record (London, England: TVF International, 2017), 45 mins
Two worlds meet when a small town in the Ireland becomes the new home for hundreds of Syrian asylum seekers, brought over from refugee camps in Greece. We follow the story of Ghassan, 20, newly arrived in Ireland after a two-year long journey from Syria. He, along with hundreds of other refugees will live in a for...
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directed by Alex Niakaris, fl. 2005; produced by Alex Niakaris, fl. 2005, Films of Record (London, England: TVF International, 2017), 45 mins
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Two worlds meet when a small town in the Ireland becomes the new home for hundreds of Syrian asylum seekers, brought over from refugee camps in Greece. We follow the story of Ghassan, 20, newly arrived in Ireland after a two-year long journey from Syria. He, along with hundreds of other refugees will live in a former four-star hotel as they wait for their status to be approved. While some of the community offer a friendly and charitable hand, the...
Two worlds meet when a small town in the Ireland becomes the new home for hundreds of Syrian asylum seekers, brought over from refugee camps in Greece. We follow the story of Ghassan, 20, newly arrived in Ireland after a two-year long journey from Syria. He, along with hundreds of other refugees will live in a former four-star hotel as they wait for their status to be approved. While some of the community offer a friendly and charitable hand, there are others are anxious about the impact of so many strangers in the town.This is a heart-warming story about the strength and bond of humankind, and the everyday impact of the greatest crisis facing our generation.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alex Niakaris, fl. 2005, Films of Record, Donna Anita Nikolaisen, fl. 2005
Author / Creator
Alex Niakaris, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
TVF International
Speaker / Narrator
Donna Anita Nikolaisen, fl. 2005
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Refugees, Forced migration and expulsion, Politics & Policy, Sociology, Syrians
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