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Exodus
directed by Dollan Canell, fl. 2000-2014; produced by Ruth Burnett, fl. 1992-2013, SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2002), 38 mins
Dead body shown at beginning of film. This item also contains graphic content.
The multi-award winning African journalist Sorious Samura tells the story of how when he first arrived in Europe he worked 24-hours a day, six days a week before finally making a break-through and becoming the film-maker he wanted to be. With such experience, he takes us on a journey in this film as he follows mig...
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directed by Dollan Canell, fl. 2000-2014; produced by Ruth Burnett, fl. 1992-2013, SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2002), 38 mins
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The multi-award winning African journalist Sorious Samura tells the story of how when he first arrived in Europe he worked 24-hours a day, six days a week before finally making a break-through and becoming the film-maker he wanted to be. With such experience, he takes us on a journey in this film as he follows migrants from West African countries as they set out to breach the walls of Fortress Europe. He shows us how they face death in the desert...
The multi-award winning African journalist Sorious Samura tells the story of how when he first arrived in Europe he worked 24-hours a day, six days a week before finally making a break-through and becoming the film-maker he wanted to be. With such experience, he takes us on a journey in this film as he follows migrants from West African countries as they set out to breach the walls of Fortress Europe. He shows us how they face death in the desert journey across the Sahara, before an equally hazardous voyage across the sea to Spain. The refugees willingly risk death to build a new future for themselves, because they don’t see one in Africa. In this documentary Sorious attempts to understand why they feel there is no hope for them in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, etc. He asks why they think Europe, if they survive their perilous journey, will have more to offer them? A personal and moving account of migrants' dangerous and long journeys from Africa to Europe.
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Date Written / Recorded
2002
Field of Study
Social Theory
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ruth Burnett, fl. 1992-2013, SW Pictures, Sorious Samura, 1963-
Author / Creator
Dollan Canell, fl. 2000-2014
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
SW Pictures
Speaker / Narrator
Sorious Samura, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Sea Migrations, Human trafficking, Migration, Economic conditions, Immigrant life, Sierra Leone Civil War, 1991-2002, Sociology, Africans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2002 SW Pictures
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Fleeing Cuba
produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 42 mins
This is the story of two young Cubans: Yosbel and Carlos. With very rare access, this dramatic film, Fleeing Cuba, shows us, step by step, the process of organizing an “illicit departure” from Cuba. These two young men get together a crew in order to build a makeshift craft, with materials that are bought in H...
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produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 42 mins
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This is the story of two young Cubans: Yosbel and Carlos. With very rare access, this dramatic film, Fleeing Cuba, shows us, step by step, the process of organizing an “illicit departure” from Cuba. These two young men get together a crew in order to build a makeshift craft, with materials that are bought in Havana’s black market. They tell us their life stories and the reasons that motivate them to take such a risky endeavour and cross the...
This is the story of two young Cubans: Yosbel and Carlos. With very rare access, this dramatic film, Fleeing Cuba, shows us, step by step, the process of organizing an “illicit departure” from Cuba. These two young men get together a crew in order to build a makeshift craft, with materials that are bought in Havana’s black market. They tell us their life stories and the reasons that motivate them to take such a risky endeavour and cross the 90 miles that separates them from their “American dream”. The escape plan is affected by several unexpected complications and our main character (Yosbel) decides to leave everyone behind and reaches the US through yet another risky route. We catch up with him in Manhattan, where he tells us about the tortuous ordeal that got him into the US. He also shares with us his reasons for leaving everyone behind as well as his excitement about his new life and a few disappointments, as the reality of the current crisis in the US didn’t match his dream. Six months later, Carlos also found a way to escape the island, but this time heading south, to Ecuador – the only country that is currently giving visas to Cubans. From there he made his way to Miami via Haiti, Puerto Rico & Georgia courtesy of a bogus marriage.
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Field of Study
Social Theory
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
SW Pictures
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Topic / Theme
Cuba and the United States Border, Cultural assimilation, Refugees, Immigration and emigration, Politics & Policy, Law, Cubans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2010 SW Pictures
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Immigration Battleground
produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2007), 7 mins
Mount Olive in North Carolina is a small town transformed by the influx of Mexican workers. The financial benefits are welcomed, but to many the immigrants have forced down wages and are a burden on the education system. Mount Olive is symptomatic of many towns all over the USA. The proposed new laws on illegal im...
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produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2007), 7 mins
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Mount Olive in North Carolina is a small town transformed by the influx of Mexican workers. The financial benefits are welcomed, but to many the immigrants have forced down wages and are a burden on the education system. Mount Olive is symptomatic of many towns all over the USA. The proposed new laws on illegal immigrants have been a battle-ground with opposition Senators in the US accusing the government of giving a free pass for lawbreakers. Se...
Mount Olive in North Carolina is a small town transformed by the influx of Mexican workers. The financial benefits are welcomed, but to many the immigrants have forced down wages and are a burden on the education system. Mount Olive is symptomatic of many towns all over the USA. The proposed new laws on illegal immigrants have been a battle-ground with opposition Senators in the US accusing the government of giving a free pass for lawbreakers. Senate leaders from both parties are trying to steer a compromise bill through Congress to provide a path to citizenship for up to 12 million illegal immigrants but is under fire from both left and right – while businesses fears they may lose the low wage workforce they rely on.
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Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
SW Pictures
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
SW Pictures
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Living conditions, Employment, Immigration and emigration, Immigrant populations, Law, Sociology, Mexicans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2007 SW Pictures
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The Immigration Game
produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 39 mins
These three investigative films made for the BBC explore the sometimes dangerous ways illegal immigrants make their way into Britain, get jobs and obtain false documents. The films involve undercover filming to test the boundaries of the British immigration system. Independent investigative journalist Sorious Samu...
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produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 39 mins
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These three investigative films made for the BBC explore the sometimes dangerous ways illegal immigrants make their way into Britain, get jobs and obtain false documents. The films involve undercover filming to test the boundaries of the British immigration system. Independent investigative journalist Sorious Samura kicks off by revealing the route which many illegal immigrants take to get into the UK. He then shows the ways illegal immigrants fi...
These three investigative films made for the BBC explore the sometimes dangerous ways illegal immigrants make their way into Britain, get jobs and obtain false documents. The films involve undercover filming to test the boundaries of the British immigration system. Independent investigative journalist Sorious Samura kicks off by revealing the route which many illegal immigrants take to get into the UK. He then shows the ways illegal immigrants find work – by cloning other people’s identities.He manages to secure employment using someone else’s papers and asks is it ever possible to clamp down entirely on illegal immigration? We also focus on the ease with which forged documents can be obtained that give immigrants the right to work in Britain. Many of the documents are convincing enough to stand up to basic scrutiny – indeed, that’s why so many find work so easily. We look at the scams that are being used and ask if you can ever make the system watertight enough to stop them.
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Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
SW Pictures, Sorious Samura, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
SW Pictures
Speaker / Narrator
Sorious Samura, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Migrant life, Immigration laws, Sociology, Law, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 SW Pictures
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Living With Illegals
directed by Elizabeth C. Jones, fl. 2002-2014; produced by George Waldrum, fl. 2004, Insight News TV and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (London, England: SW Pictures, 2006), 48 mins
In Living with Illegals, award-winning journalist Sorious Samura becomes an illegal immigrant. His journey is epic as he travels from Morocco into Europe through Spain and France, finally crossing the English Channel to Britain. Samura wants to understand the reality of being an illegal immigrant, so he lives in t...
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directed by Elizabeth C. Jones, fl. 2002-2014; produced by George Waldrum, fl. 2004, Insight News TV and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (London, England: SW Pictures, 2006), 48 mins
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In Living with Illegals, award-winning journalist Sorious Samura becomes an illegal immigrant. His journey is epic as he travels from Morocco into Europe through Spain and France, finally crossing the English Channel to Britain. Samura wants to understand the reality of being an illegal immigrant, so he lives in the exact same conditions and experiences the same gruelling hardships as his companions. The story begins in Northern Morocco, where hu...
In Living with Illegals, award-winning journalist Sorious Samura becomes an illegal immigrant. His journey is epic as he travels from Morocco into Europe through Spain and France, finally crossing the English Channel to Britain. Samura wants to understand the reality of being an illegal immigrant, so he lives in the exact same conditions and experiences the same gruelling hardships as his companions. The story begins in Northern Morocco, where hundreds of illegal immigrants live in forests waiting for their chance to break into the enclave of Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in Africa. For them, Europe means work: “I am ready to do any kind of job. If I have to I’ll wash the toilets, bathrooms or train stations and I’ll be very happy. Forget I am a graduate”.All that separates them from Ceuta and Europe is a 50km, 6m fence, around which they camp. Huddled together in cold, flimsy tents and hounded by daily police raids, the immigrants struggle to survive with no food, money or peace of mind, but their determination to reach the promised land is unyielding. Samura meets Gus and Theo who have decided to swim around the fence and thus into Europe, an extremely dangerous method of entry which many have paid for with their lives. The next day news arrives that only Theo made it to other side. Gus was captured. Samura leaves the Moroccan forest and meets with Theo in Ceuta. Together they try to earn some money parking cars. Samura soon discovers a derelict factory known as the Longhouse where those on the run from immigration authorities live. The conditions are horrifying. For these people, the dream of Europe has already turned into a nightmare. Samura travels through several cities of mainland Spain where he begs, sleeps rough, performs odd jobs and learns inside tricks to survive as an immigrant. He encounters Thommy, a stranger of amazing generosity, who helps him raise money to continue his journey.He also meets people who try to con him out of his earnings. The world of the newly arrived immigrant, Samura soon learns, has at least as many pitfalls as ladders. Through a connection man, Samura crosses the Spanish/ French border, and onwards by train he reaches Calais. This is the hub for all immigrants trying to enter the UK. Samura is surprised to find living conditions and scenes of desperation as bad as those in Morocco. Arick, a Sudanese immigrant, explains: “Every second, every minute I am trying to get to England. At least in London they treat you like a human being”. That night, Samura and Arick break into a lorry heading for the UK. Once inside they must stay completely still, but after an hour of waiting they are caught and arrested. In the end, through astonishing circumstances, both Sorious and Arick do reach their final destination. It has been an incredible journey, but was all the suffering really worth it? ‘Living with Illegals’ is one of this year’s most extraordinary documentaries. Offering unprecedented access and unique insights into the world of African illegal immigration, it raises important questions about the rights of individuals to seek a better life free of poverty and war. Produced for Channel 4, UK.
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Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
George Waldrum, fl. 2004, Insight News TV, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Sorious Samura, 1963-
Author / Creator
Elizabeth C. Jones, fl. 2002-2014
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
SW Pictures
Speaker / Narrator
Sorious Samura, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Migration, Poverty, Refugees, Sociology, Geography, Law, Moroccans, Africans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 SW Pictures
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Living With Refugees
directed by Simon Atkins, fl. 1994; produced by Simon Atkins, fl. 1994 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2006), 45 mins
On this journey, award-winning African film-maker Sorious Samura sets out to become, for all intents and purposes, a refugee. He travelled to Chad to live with a family in a refugee camp for one month. In this television documentary he lived under exactly the same conditions, eating what they ate, drinking what th...
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directed by Simon Atkins, fl. 1994; produced by Simon Atkins, fl. 1994 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2006), 45 mins
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On this journey, award-winning African film-maker Sorious Samura sets out to become, for all intents and purposes, a refugee. He travelled to Chad to live with a family in a refugee camp for one month. In this television documentary he lived under exactly the same conditions, eating what they ate, drinking what they drank. Sorious built close intimate relationships with the people in this situation sharing their hopes and fears. This film provide...
On this journey, award-winning African film-maker Sorious Samura sets out to become, for all intents and purposes, a refugee. He travelled to Chad to live with a family in a refugee camp for one month. In this television documentary he lived under exactly the same conditions, eating what they ate, drinking what they drank. Sorious built close intimate relationships with the people in this situation sharing their hopes and fears. This film provides a unique insight into what life is really like for a refugee. Adam has 2 wives, 8 children, no money and all his friends have been murdered. Sorious meets Adam at the Chad/Sudan border where he has been living on handouts – but he’s outstayed his welcome. Even though he doesn’t know how far it is, he’s heading for a UN refugee camp further to the west in Chad. He agrees Sorious can follow his family on this journey. Produced for Channel 4, UK.
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Field of Study
Social Theory
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Simon Atkins, fl. 1994, Sorious Samura, 1963-
Author / Creator
Simon Atkins, fl. 1994
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
SW Pictures
Speaker / Narrator
Sorious Samura, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Refugee camps, Darfur Conflict, Sudan, 2003-, Sociology, Chadian, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 SW Pictures
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Survivor's Guide, Returning Home
directed by Alex Seaborne; produced by Alex Seaborne, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 26 mins
Thousands of the children caught up in Burundi's tragic civil war fled to Tanzania. Many are now making the return journey, many as orphans. What will they find? Returning Home follows the painful and emotional journey of Vanise, who has been away from her country and parents for 13 years. Taken in by other Burund...
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directed by Alex Seaborne; produced by Alex Seaborne, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 26 mins
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Thousands of the children caught up in Burundi's tragic civil war fled to Tanzania. Many are now making the return journey, many as orphans. What will they find? Returning Home follows the painful and emotional journey of Vanise, who has been away from her country and parents for 13 years. Taken in by other Burundians, she has lived in Congo and then Tanzania, as a refugee since she was 10. However, the time has come for Vanise to go home, and be...
Thousands of the children caught up in Burundi's tragic civil war fled to Tanzania. Many are now making the return journey, many as orphans. What will they find? Returning Home follows the painful and emotional journey of Vanise, who has been away from her country and parents for 13 years. Taken in by other Burundians, she has lived in Congo and then Tanzania, as a refugee since she was 10. However, the time has come for Vanise to go home, and be reunited with her family and friends in Burundi. However Vanise has mixed feelings about retuning home.
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Field of Study
Social Theory
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alex Seaborne, Richard Wilson, 1953-
Author / Creator
Alex Seaborne
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Speaker / Narrator
Richard Wilson, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Civil war, Children, Immigration and emigration, Repatriation, Forced migration and expulsion, Sociology, Humanities, Burundians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of SW Pictures Ltd.
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