XENOS

In 2010, Abu Eyad and other young Palestinian men from the Ain el-Helweh refugee camp in Lebanon travelled with smugglers through Syria and Turkey into Greece. Like so many other migrants, they come looking for a way into Europe but found themselves trapped in a country undergoing economic, political, and social collapse.

1. Berlin International Film Festival 2014 - Shorts Competition
2. Documentamadrid 2014 - Official Shorts Competition
3. Milano Film Festival 2014 -Special Mention for Best Short Film
4. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014
5. Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival 2015 - Best International Short

2014 / 12min

Director / Photographer: Mahdi Fleifel
Produced by: Patrick Campbell
Edited by: Michael Aaglund
Sound Designer: Gunnar Oskarsson