Wandering, a Rohingya Story
Taiwan Premiere
Within a few months, the Kutupalong refugee camp has become the biggest in the world. Out of sight, 700,000 people of the Rohingya Muslim minority fled Myanmar in 2017 to escape genocide and seek asylum in Bangladesh. Prisoners of a major yet little publicized humanitarian crisis, Kalam, Mohammad, Montas and other exiles want to make their voice heard. Between poetry and nightmares, food distribution and soccer games, they testify to their daily realities and the ghosts of their past memories. Around them, the spectre of wandering, waiting, disappearing. In this place almost out of space and time, is it still possible to exist?
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Directors
Mélanie Carrier
Born in Québec City (Canada), Olivier Higgins and Mélanie Carrier are biologists by trade. They discovered video while documenting their numerous adventures. In 2007, they directed and produced the documentary film Asiemut, which chronicles their 8000 km cycling trip from Mongolia to India. This film won 36 awards abroad, was distributed in 40 countries and was broadcast on several television networks, including ARTE, RTS, RTBF, RAI, VIAJAR, PHOENIX, Televisio de Catalunya, Al Jazeera, etc.
In 2010, the director-producer couple founded MÖ FILMS, an independent production company, devoted to documentary films, whose objective is to contribute to the debates and societal challenges of our times. Their second film, Encounters, selected by the National Geographic Society, won several awards abroad and their environmentally-themed satirical short film Ice Philosophy was presented at numerous festivals.
Their documentary feature film Québékoisie examines the relationship between Quebecers and the First Nations. It was nominated for a Jutra Award and, amongst other prizes, was awarded at RIDM, RIFF and received the prize “Work of the Year” by the Québec Council of the arts. It was then broadcast…
Olivier Higgins
Born in Québec City (Canada), Olivier Higgins and Mélanie Carrier are biologists by trade. They discovered video while documenting their numerous adventures. In 2007, they directed and produced the documentary film Asiemut, which chronicles their 8000 km cycling trip from Mongolia to India. This film won 36 awards abroad, was distributed in 40 countries and was broadcast on several television networks, including ARTE, RTS, RTBF, RAI, VIAJAR, PHOENIX, Televisio de Catalunya, Al Jazeera, etc.
In 2010, the director-producer couple founded MÖ FILMS, an independent production company, devoted to documentary films, whose objective is to contribute to the debates and societal challenges of our times. Their second film, Encounters, selected by the National Geographic Society, won several awards abroad and their environmentally-themed satirical short film Ice Philosophy was presented at numerous festivals.
Their documentary feature film Québékoisie examines the relationship between Quebecers and the First Nations. It was nominated for a Jutra Award and, amongst other prizes, was awarded at RIDM, RIFF and received the prize “Work of the Year” by the Québec Council of the arts. It was then broadcast…