My Home Under The Stars (9 years and older)Anneloor van Heemstra, Els van Driel

We all see the images of the refugee crisis on TV. 'My Home Under The Stars' shows 3 short documentaries of 3 amazing children; Ilia who's homesick for his life in Afghanistan, Letizia who's helping the refugees on her island of Sicily and Nora who's starting her life over in a refugee camp in Jordan.

The short film compilation "My home under the stars" consists of the following short documentaries:

My Home Under The Stars: 
Anneloor van Heemstra
The Netherlands - 2014 - 21min
When Ilia compares his life in the Netherlands with the one in Afghanistan, he prefers his old life. But when the Taliban shot and killed his grandfather and his brother, everything changed forever.

SOS Friendship
Els van Driel
The Netherlands - 2015 - 18min
"They are not aburden. They are people with a heart and a soul, and they all have skills." This is how twelve-year-old Letizia feels about the refugees who arrive almost daily on her island of Sicily, by boat. Letizia takes care of them, along with her parents.

The Lion and the Brave Mouse
Els van Driel
The Netherlands - 2014 - 20min
Syrian Nora slowly but surely finds her way in the refugee camp in Jordan. She makes new friends, finds a new kitten and is able to dream about her future again.

For children aged 9 and older



Education Refugee crisis War & conflict

Vertoond op editie(s) 2016
Screened at edition(s) 2016

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Directed by Anneloor van Heemstra, Els van Driel
The Netherlands
59 min.
Dutch
No subtitles

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Young Docs

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Anneloor van Heemstra, Els van Driel

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