This is another example of a wordless picturebook that deals with the topic of the migrant crisis. We Had to Leave is gentler and happier than the other examples in the corpus: Migrando [Migrating], Orizzonti [Horizons], and Mediterraneo [The … [Read more...]
Mediterraneo [The Mediterranean]
This example of a picturebook dealing with the theme of the migrant crisis is less hopeful than the others. Indeed, the picturebook can be read as a memorial for the lives lost in the passage across the Mediterranean. The story opens with the stark … [Read more...]
The Box
This powerful short film is about the Syrian civil war — a reality of contemporary life, and a component of the present migrant crisis. A small boy plays in a box in his room with his pet cat as fireworks go off outside. However, the fireworks change … [Read more...]
Migrando [Migrating]
This picturebook is one of several in the corpus that deal with the issue of the migrant crisis. The others are: Mediterraneo [The Mediterranean], Orizzonti [Horizons] and Meidän piti lähteä [We had to Leave]. Unlike the other examples of this … [Read more...]
Orizzonti [Horizons]
This powerful wordless picturebook is another example of a text dealing directly with the theme of the migrant crisis. Although this picturebook is ultimately tragic, the tragedy is handled indirectly through the use of a powerful metaphor. This … [Read more...]
Όνειρο για ζωή [Dream of Living]
Homelessness is an important issue all across the world. This issue can be connected thematically to many other examples in the corpus, in particular those addressing the migrant crisis. This sombre stop-motion Greek short film details the pain of an … [Read more...]
Foundations
This short film handles a large set of complex issues in under two minutes. A child on the beach prepares a sandcastle, intricately adorned with shells and plants to look like a well-loved home. As the waves begin to roll in, the child’s mother comes … [Read more...]
