"Another Place" is not just another refugee story about dangerous border crossings but an intimate look at what happens in a person's life after migration.”
It is told and narrated from the unique perspective of a former refugee from Iran. It's a then-and-now, and all the life that happens in between. It is the story of the loss of family, isolation, mental illness, racism, and what it means to find home. The film features stories of three people who've fled their homes due to war and persecution and have found refuge in the European Union – in Denmark, Germany, and Belgium. In the aftermath of the 2015 migration crisis, it delves into the process of acclimating to a new country and the difficulties one faces.
our stories
We tell the story of Louines, a Congolese man who fled Congo alone after anti-government protests. He currently lives in Belgium and still struggles with his post-traumatic stress from his journey into Europe. His conflicts are coping with his PTSD, isolation, and loss of family. He refers to himself as "a street kid" forced to create a new family. Throughout his arc, we meet his girlfriend, therapist, church family, and others who have become his new community in Europe.
Our stories
Our second participant is Zahra, an Afghan woman who fled Iran with her family after experiencing severe persecution for being a minority under the Islamic Regime. Zahra's arc takes us through her struggles as a woman on the journey into Europe and the loss of her youth and time. She is now resettled in Berlin, and we see her plant her feet once more and begin again.
Our stories
Our final protagonist is Hamed, a Syrian man who crossed the Aegean Sea into Greece and later walked north, crossing 11 borders by foot to finally resettle in Denmark. Although he has asylum and the right to work, he still struggles to find a community. He experiences daily racism in the small town of Aalborg, where he lives, and during production, began his proceedings to return to Syria.
Jhizet panosian
The Director
There's also a fourth narrative, the connective tissue and the common thread of the filmmaker, Jhizet Panosian, who fled Iran during the Iran/Iraq war and resettled in the United States.
“Come let us be friends for once, let us make life easy on us, let us be lovers and loved ones, the earth shall be left to no one.”
- Yunus Emre
