Video Life Stories of Migrants

The project aimed at the production of 20 short films focused on four fundamental aspects of daily life: family, work, art (music, dance, theatre), and the idea of “here and there”, i.e. the perception of the relation between the society of origin and the hosting society. All of these films were created collectively by 20 migrants, divided into five ethnic groups (Egyptians, Albanians, Indians, Nigerians, and Ukrainians), who live in Greece and have trained together with 20 Greek citizens in the techniques of documentary and participatory video. The project shows the dynamics of cross-cultural exchange through memory and life stories, highlights the migrant identity in flux by using a common artistic expression and contributes to a new understanding of social integration by putting emphasis on joint training and the creative use of audiovisual art forms.