The Story Collective
The Story Collective are a group of filmmakers based in Melbourne. Their series of short films on the lives of refugees in Australia was produced by Rodney Dekker, Joseph Feil and Chris Grose. Reporting on this series was made possible by an independently awarded grant from GetUp's Shipping News project.
I was locked up on Nauru at the age of 10: Child of Hope short film – video
At 10, Mohammad Al Baqiri fled Afghanistan and the Taliban and came to Australia by boat with his brother and cousins. He spent three years in detention on Nauru before his family obtained recognition as genuine refugees. He is completing his final year of a law degree and is a youth ambassador for advocacy group ChilOut
Artist, journalist, asylum seeker: Saideh’s story – short film
Born in Iran, artist and writer Saideh Mirzai Dodangeh wrote about freedom for women, religious freedom and drug reform
Through the Moon short film: the poets of Manus and Nauru – video
A writing group for asylum seekers called Writing Through Fences showcases poems about traumatic experiences and beautiful moments, shared on Facebook
Finding Peace short film: I fled Khmer Rouge for peace in Dandenong – video
Youhorn Chea lived through the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia from 1975 to1979, before finding peace in Dandenong
'Their anguish will continue to haunt me': Peter’s Dream after five years in detention – short film
While Peter was reporting on the civil war in Sri Lanka the government threatened to kill him, but after five years in detention in Australia, his dreams of a normal life seem as distant as ever
Footprints of South Sudan’s lost boys: how I found peace in Melbourne – short film
Chol Yahmalek walked around parts of Africa between 1987 and 1991, escaping from civil war in South Sudan. This short film delves into the time he and 26,000 'lost boys' walked 1,600km looking for safety
