Refugee Week Film: Dreamers

Film will start at 6pm promptly.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Dreamers (2025), directed by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor

Running time: 1h 18m

As her freedom is threatened, Isio, a Nigerian migrant newly placed in a UK
immigration removal centre, searches for the strength to resist the system.
Within confinement, she finds connection with another woman, and
together they begin to imagine a future beyond the fences.

Dreamers is a powerful story of resilience, solidarity, and love in the face of institutional control.
Audience? Certification: rated 15 (mature themes) Young people between the ge of 15 - 17 can attend with a parent/carer/reponsible adult.

Themes? UK asylum system, Nigeria, Detention, Queer love, Friendship, Resistance

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Host or Publisher Manchester Libraries