Chasing Asylum

Name: Chasing Asylum
Director: Eva Orner
Released: 2016

Eva Orner 2016

Chasing Asylum exposes the real impact of Australia’s offshore detention policies and explores how ‘The Lucky Country’ became a country where leaders choose detention over compassion and governments deprive the desperate of their basic human rights. The ﬁlm features never before seen footage from inside Australia’s offshore detention camps, revealing the personal impact of sending those in search of a safe home to languish in limbo. Chasing Asylum explores the mental, physical and ﬁscal consequences of Australia’s decision to lock away families in unsanitary conditions hidden from media scrutiny.

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Running Time:

96 min.

Spoken Languages:

Arabic, English, Persian, Dari

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Eva Orner

Producers:

Eva Orner

Cinematographers:

Eva Orner

Production Companies:

Nerdy Girl Films

Immigration and Migrat..

Investigative Journalism

Law and Justice

Press

The Guardian

'Vital and gutwrenching' ★★★★
Variety

'The revealing and frequently heartbreaking documentary is bound to create shockwaves'
Forbes

'A shocking expose'
Screen Daily

'A no-holds-barred expose of injustice, Chasing Asylum inspires a visceral reaction that is likely to resonate with viewers around the world'
POV Magazine

'The passion, conviction, and courage displayed throughout make this one compelling and persuasive doc."

Festival Participation

Hot Docs - 2016
BFI London Film Festival - 2016
Warsaw IFF - 2016
New Zealand IFF - 2016
Reykjavik IFF - 2016

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