Part of the 'Terminal Frontiers' exhibition by Virtual Migrants. A 'self-interacting' digital art work. The work charts the journey of an undefined yet conspicuous migrant through Europe and takes the viewer through the migrant's thought processes while trying to stand proud in dealing with degradation, negation and displacement. Coming from a background of forced or coerced displacement one of the recurrent needs for the migrant is to find and regain a sense of community. One of the work's central observations is how the migrant's experiences in different European cities are almost interchangeable, and yet subtle differences also exist.
The personal story of Roy, a young Nigerian immigrant living in Hackney, London. Through his own words the documentary focuses on the debilitating consequences of the current immigration legislation and migration thinking.
A surfers paradise on the beaches of Spain becomes a place where many African refugees die while travelling on overcrowded boats in search of a home in dreamed of Europe...an intimate portrait of life in Tarifa for the everyday residents who work on the beach...
Why do asylum seekers come here? Four Glasgow refugees tell us their story, share their fear and their hope in their own words.
As if from a dream, a poet's narration gives life to three masked figures each on a raft at sea, emerging across a landless and timeless space. The intertwined conflicts between a parent, a child and officialdom are emotively played out with bloody consequences to create a provocative physical drama which allows a simple and human understanding of asylum and global terror to take place. Made with remembrance for the 58 human souls from China who tragically suffocated in a lorry container whilst trying to enter Britain in June 2000. What would you do if you were the home secretary?
Guest Speakers: Jackie McPhail, The Cosla Refugee and Asylum Seekers Consortium: Margaret Lennon, Institute of Contemporary Scotland: Gary Christie, Scottish Refugee Council: Okwiri Robwoni: Roy Ekundayo Filmmakers: Keith Piper, Kooj Chuhan - Virtual Migrants: Charlotte Cornic, Camcorder Guerillas, Kerstin Rickermann