The screening on Wednesday the 21st of October was followed by a panel discussion with filmmakers Nasira Sidi Mohamed and Laid Brahim, UCL project leads Dan Saul and Carlos Grijalva Eternod and IRSAAN founder Majidi Mohamed Bouzeid. Organised by IRSAAN, UCL and UAL.
First-time directors from the Sahrawi Refugee camps explore how their culture has changed after 50 years of enforced displacement.
What We Were and What We Are is an event centered on a World Premiere screening of documentary films made by first-time directors from the Sahrawi Refugee camps. The young filmmakers have made works about their elders and how the Sahrawi culture has changed after 50 years of enforced displacement. The event will also comprise of talks and opportunities for Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and members of IRSAAN, a Sahrawi-led health charity based in the camps.
The screening on Wednesday the 21st of October was followed by a panel discussion with filmmakers Nasira Sidi Mohamed and Laid Brahim, UCL project leads Dan Saul and Carlos Grijalva Eternod and IRSAAN founder Majidi Mohamed Bouzeid. Hosted by DocHouse’s Jenny Horwell. Organised by IRSAAN, UCL and UAL.