Recap of the Reframing Refuge(e) Film/Video Festival

On Monday October 14th over 50 filmgoers gathered at the Gateway Film Center for the Film/Video Festival “Reframing Refug(e)” curated and organized by Assistant Professor of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts Rasel Ahmed. The festival, supported by the Armed Conflicts and Im/mobility grant showcased three films which focus on the themes of mobility/immobility of people living within conflict/heavily militarized zones, or while seeking asylum. Ahmed kicked off the event with some opening remarks before the three films were screened in succession. The event ended with a Q&A session with directors Prabhash Chandra and Gelare Khoshgozaran.

The film lineup:

Still from The Retreat. Image source

The Retreat (Artist: Gelare Khosgozaran, 22 min)

Synopsis: The film follows a group of people experiencing exile from different parts of the world as they share their stories and form bonds.

Read a conversation with creator Gelare Khosgozaran here.

Roqaia film poster. Image source

Roqaia (Director: Diana Saqib Jamal, 11 min)

Synopsis: After surviving a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, 12-year old Roqaia finds herself in the middle of a media frenzy as she deals with her trauma alone.

Still from Roqaia. Image source

Movie poster for I Am Not the River Jhelum. Image source

I Am Not the River Jhelum (Director: Prabhash Chandra, 95 min)

Synopsis: The film shows glimpses of the life of its young protagonist Afeefa living in Indian Occupied Kashmir.