DOUBLE BILL
FOOTSTEPS ON THE WIND + NOTES ON DISPLACEMENT

SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER | 16:30
ICA: THE MALL, ST. JAMES'S, SW1Y 5AH

Footsteps on the Wind
Maya Sanbar, Faga Melo and Gustavo Leal | 2021| 7’

Footsteps on the Wind follows the plight of Noor and her little brother, Josef as they journey far away from home, orphaned from a devastating earthquake. The story highlights the tragic stories of unaccompanied child refugees.

Notes on Displacement
Khaled Jarrar | 2022 | 74’

The news is full of disturbing images of overcrowded boats and vast tent camps. But how much do we really know about what refugees are going through? Notes on Displacement takes a deep dive by following a single family on a grueling journey: destination Germany. Their fear, disorientation, and solidarity is palpable.

Nadira, an elderly Palestinian, has been a refugee since the age of 12. Now she has to evacuate Damascus, too. She and her daughter Mona feared for their lives there, but the idea of a safe existence elsewhere is a distant dream. Filmmaker Khaled Jarrar receives unsettling videos and voice messages as they cross to the Greek island of Lesbos. He joins them there, on the long road to a new life.

Jarrar has personal reasons for going through this experience in order to eliminate, through his own images, the distance so dominant in Western media coverage. He worms his way through the thronging crowds, gets lost in the night with his group, discovers how dangerous language barriers can be, and wanders around in the dehumanising camps. And in a sense he—along with the viewer— becomes a true member of this family.

This session is brought to you in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts.