Selection of short films

We are excited to participate in the 2026 Refugee Week Film Festival – a curated programme of short and feature-length films exploring themes of displacement, migration, belonging, and community that organisations and individuals can screen for free during Refugee Week.

Join us to watch a 5 short films:

1) Hayat (2019)

Synopsis: Rahma, an Eritrean migrant living in Australia, faces isolation and daily struggles as she works to keep her four young children connected to their cultural roots while building a new life far from home.

Rated U (family friendly)

2) Tskaltubo (2023)

Synopsis: After 30 years living as refugees in an abandoned sanatorium, Irakli and Nana are finally offered a new apartment. But as the possibility of change arrives, they must confront whether it is too late to begin again.

Rated U (family friendly)

3) Migrants (2023)

Synopsis: Driven from their habitat by climate change, two polar bears embark on a journey into unfamiliar territory, where they encounter brown bears and must attempt to coexist.

Rated U (family friendly)

4) Infancia Desterrada (2022)

Synopsis: Each year, thousands of children are forced to flee their countries alone, escaping violence with only what they can carry. This moving documentary sheds light on their journeys, resilience, and the urgent realities they face.

Rated 12+

5) Aziza (2019)

Synopsis: Ayman, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon, teaches his wife how to drive—their car being the last remaining piece of home. What begins as a simple lesson transforms into a surreal and emotional journey through memory, longing, and displacement.

Rated PG (Parental Guidance)

Event organised in collaboration with Yate Town Council.