Moving Lives: Migration on Film
The Wits Forced Migration Studies Programme presents:
A series of films on the myriad experiences of migration.
Once a month, we show and discuss documentaries and feature films.
Attendance is free to all, including the general public, and no booking is required.
For World Refugee Day (20 June)
we show two documentaries about refugees in South Africa
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 6 – 8 pm
Senate House Basement Lecture Theatre 2
Angels on Our Shoulders
Director: Andy Spitz (2008), 24 minutes
Out of the destruction, chaos and trauma of the recent xenophobic violence a small group of Zimbabwean teachers try to establish some structure and healing for the displaced children and for themselves. Their approach - the establishment of the Good Hope School, situated in a double-decker bus at the Rand Airport Displacement Camp. Some routine begins to emerge against the backdrop of a cramped and under-resourced environment. Even though there’s no quick fix for the underlying trauma and pain experienced, the resilience and dignity of the human spirit is described by this story, told through the eyes of the children.
In Our Shoes
Director: Human Rights Media Centre (2008), 40 minutes
In Our Shoes is a documentary set in Cape Town which focuses on the discrimination refugees and asylum seekers experience in their everyday lives. The aim of the film is to counter xenophobia by highlighting the dangers of negative stereotyping and to offer a positive outlook on diversity in South Africa
For more information about the film series, contact Tara.Polzer@wits.ac.za or Mpumi Mnqapu on 011 717 4696
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