A double bill screening of documentaries focusing on migration from two perspectives: The Last Shelter and Dear Home Office, as part of the 2022 Afrika Eye Festival.

Last Shelter - Deep in Mali, on the edge of the Sahel Desert, lies the peaceful city of Gao a stop off, for those with their eyes set on Europe in hopes of finding opportunity, safety, and a better future. An emotional portrait of a place of temporary safety, where tired travellers can seek respite from a journey into the unknown. A uniquely beautiful and humane film about the loss of ‘home’ once you have made the decision to leave.

Dear Home Office shines a light on the UK asylum system through the lived experience of recent asylum seekers and refugees, use filmmaking as a critical tool to scrutinise the UK asylum system itself.

A collaborative project between Migration Mobilities Bristol, University of Bristol and Bristol Refugee Rights.

Schedule:

7pm Doors
7:30pm Last Shelter (1h 25m)
8:55pm 15 min break
9:10 - 9:23pm - Dear Home Office (13 mins)
9:25 - 10:10pm Q&A
10:30pm Finishes