MONDAY 28 MARCH: JOIN US FOR A SCREENING OF EUROPA
A critically acclaimed, compelling, complex, thought-provoking and sometimes brutal thriller based on the true stories of people taking the ‘Balkan route’ into Europe.
Kamal has fled Iraq to try to enter “Fortress Europe”. At the Turkish-Bulgarian border, local mercenaries are ruthlessly hunting down migrants. Alone in the forest, Kamal has three days to escape.
When? Monday 28 March, 18.25
Where? Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Rd, London E1 4UJ
Tickets: Here
This event will be followed by a panel discussion with:
• Daniele Bernabei: From the team producing the film Europa, Daniele began his artistic career in theatre by joining the Brechtian theatre group "Giovani Semistabili" in Florence. After graduating with a PhD in Computer Graphics in Pisa, he joined film production company Radical Plans, as Assistant Director on Haider Rashid's first Italian fiction film: "It's about to rain" (2013). In his long partnership with Haider he has worked under a variety of technical and artistic roles in short films, features, and VR projects, culminating with the award winning film "Europa" (2021).
• Dr Oula Kadhum: Oula is a Fellow in International Migration at the London School of Economics and a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Lund University. Her research explores conflict-generated migration, diaspora communities and political and religious transnationalism between the Middle East and Europe, with a particular focus on Iraq.
• Rosie Carter: Rosie is head of policy at HOPE not hate, the UK’s leading anti-fascist organisation. She conducts research on migration, community relations, public attitudes, identity and political polarisation. She is a Churchill fellow where her research focused on migrant inclusion in small towns and post-industrial areas.
“Haider Rashid’s visceral thriller combines tense, genre cinema elements with heartfelt emotions” Screen International
“A gut-wrenchingly realistic tale of determination.” Variety