Two young sisters who arrive in Sweden having fled the war in Syria are becoming teenagers in a new world. They try to hold on to the fond memories of their once beautiful home while struggling to deal with the repercussions of growing up surrounded by war.
Laura is a half Scottish/ half Syrian documentary filmmaker and ‘Flight’ follows the journey of her two young cousins, Mera and Maria.
"Flight is a really lovely film, very tender and intimate. Laura's relationship with the girls shines through. It's so refreshing to watch a film like this; made from the refugees' point of view." - Kim Longinotto
“This story of two sisters’ journey from Syria to Sweden - and how it changes them - is simultaneously uplifting and heart-breaking. That it achieves what it does in such a short time is nothing short of miraculous.” - Outline Magazine 2017
Screened - Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2017
Winner of Best Documentary - Norwich Film Festival 2017
Screened - London Short Film Festival 2018
Screened - Reel Women Cambridge Arts Picturehouse 2018
Screened - Showroom Shorts Sheffield 2018
Twitter - twitter.com/Laura_Wadha
Facebook - facebook.com/FlightShortFilm/
Web - laurawadha.com/
Cast: Laura Wadha and Billy Lubach
Tags: short, Film, Documentary, Syrian, Syria, Refugees, Refugee, Child, Girl, Children, Sweden, Greece, Scotland, Identity, Archive, Scottish, Filmmaker, Home, Memory and War
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