Migration, the movie
The London Migration Film festival: 7 days, 17 events, 25 films, one concert, 6 venues: 25 November - 1 December.
WHAT OUR PROGRAMME LOOKS LIKE
London Migration Film Festival includes a great number of fiction, short and documentary films focusing on the intersection of migration with themes such as climate emergency, integration, parenthood, race, gender, and representation (the list could go on).
With the aim of portraying the diversity and humanity of migration, our film selection reflects the many forms in which migration takes place.
We include films directly contributing to today’s debates: from the intersection between migration and climate emergency to the experience of members of the LGBTQ community fleeing dictatorships; from second generation young people trying to reconcile multiple identities to deep dives into the link between race and migration, we are showcasing stories that portray the vast humanity inbuilt within migration.
The festival’s programme includes light-hearted films, that remind us that there is happiness in movement, and we intentionally choose films focusing on diverse parts of the world and migratory routes, in order to challenge the expectation that most people move from the Global South to the Global North.
London Migration Film Festival includes both films by established artists and directors as well as films by less known filmmakers who use new perspectives to analyse migration and refugee issues. In order to raise the profile and provide a platform for migrant filmmakers, we include films that were directed, produced and starred in by migrants.
CLOSE TO YOU
In the past year we have learned a thing or two: we love nothing more than live events, chatting with festival goers after the screenings, developing projects and events in collaboration with venue managers all over London and showcasing the amazing work of filmmakers from all over the world.
We have also learned that digital can help us connect with people who wouldn't come to the cinema: we are thinking of the thousands of people who visited our online pages and programmes since March 2020, many of whom from as far away from London as the imagination can get.
Therefore, London Migration Film Festival will include two main selections: 17 in person events across 6 London venues, accompanied by two weeks of online screening and a dedicated online programme accessible from everywhere in the world.