From Here

Image of Tania, featured in the film From Here

Screenings

March 13, 2020
2:00 PM /
Barbican
London
*Relaxed Screening* Relaxed Screenings are ideal for neurodiverse customers and anyone who would benefit from a more informal approach to noise and movement in the space. There will be no Q&A to follow this screening.
Take Part
March 17, 2020
6:00 PM /
Regent Street Cinema
London
March 18, 2020
6:20 PM /
Barbican
London
June 12, 2020–June 20, 2020
(All day) /
hrwfilmfestivalstream.org
New York digital edition
Film available to stream across the US from June 11-20
Take Part
June 14, 2020
8:00 PM /
Live Q&A
New York digital edition
Live Q&A on Sunday, June 14, 8:00 PM EDT w/ filmmaker Christina Antonakos-Wallace, HRW's US Program Senior Researcher Grace Meng, and special guests
QA Session with the Filmmaker
Take Part
Closed-Captioning available
Thank you to everyone who joined our digital film festival screening + live Q&A on June 14. You can still watch the film until June 20, and view the recording of the Q&A filmmaker Christina Antonakos-Wallace, HRW's US Program Senior Researcher Grace Meng, and film participants Sonny Singh & Tania Mattos here on our Facebook page  
 
Film description: From Here is a hopeful story of Tania, Sonny, Miman, and Akim - artists and activists based in Berlin and New York whose lives and futures hang in the balance of immigration and integration debates. As the US and Germany grapple with racism, nationalism, and a fight against diversity, our protagonists move from their 20s into their 30s and face major turning points in their lives: fighting for citizenship, starting families, and finding room for creative expression. Spanning a decade in two of the world’s largest centres of immigration, this sensitive and nuanced documentary captures their journeys to define what it means to “belong” in societies that are increasingly hostile to their existence.

“In the face of nationalism, we need narratives that connect us to our interdependence, challenge our assumptions, and open our imagination. The stories in From Here invite viewers to engage with—rather than retreat from—our global reality.”
- Christina Antonakos-Wallace, director, From Here

This film offers subtitles in English, Spanish and Closed Captioning

Filmmaker(s): 
Christina Antonakos-Wallace
Country of Production: 
United States
Year: 
2020
89m
Language(s): 
English, German, Spanish, Punjabi, Romani, Vietnamese, Open Captioned in English
Genre: 
Documentary
Filmmaker Bio(s): 
Christina Antonakos-Wallace
Director

Christina Antonakos-Wallace (Director) is an award winning filmmaker and cultural organizer whose practice is centered around facilitating conversations about migration, racism and belonging. Her short films and interactive work has been exhibited in over a dozen countries–in diverse contexts from schools, to festivals, to corporations. Awards include the Euromedia Award for Culture & Diversity (2011), a Media that Matters Change Maker Award (2012), and recognition from the German Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance (2015). From Here is her first feature-length documentary.

Film Website: 
Film website

“From Here’s detailed portraits of migrants’ experiences of Germany and the US contain useful parallels for people concerned about rising xenophobia in the UK.”

-          Kartik Raj, Researcher, Western Europe, Human Rights Watch

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Audiences in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania & Uganda can reserve a free ticket to watch online, November 9-13 (Limited tix!)
Monday, November 9, 2020 - 12:01am–Friday, November 13, 2020 - 11:59pm
EA Online
East Africa digital edition