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World Film Collective Interview with Calais Sessions

Country: France / Project: The Jungle Camp 2015

Vanessa a cellist with The Allegri String Quartet and Bogdan an International Romanian Violinist both part of The Calais Sessions, spoke to World Film Collective about their recent NGO project to find musical talent in the ‘Jungle’ refugee camp.

Video Postcard from Calais Refugee Camp

Country: France / Project: The Jungle Camp 2015

Translation: Hello I’m here talking to you from Calais…that place that we came to running from the death we’ve seen in Syria…running away from the killing that’s everywhere…running away from everything ugly. We’re searching for a safe place to live…for us and our children, will all honesty and love…

Singing in the Camp

Country: France / Project: The Jungle Camp 2015

One of our Calais filmmakers – Naeem – sent this film to us. Naeem is from Syria and fled when Daesh took over his town Deir ez-Zor. In this film, Naeem captures a group from Britain who arrived in the camp to sing songs and spread joy.

Washing in the Camp

Country: France / Project: The Jungle Camp 2015

This film is a documented account of the rudimentary water system in The Jungle in September 2015. Over the next few months there was increasing pressure placed on the French government to provide adequate sanitary facilities and clean water. At the time of filming, water comes from taps that stick out of the ground or […]

Ahmed’s video diary

Country: France / Project: The Jungle Camp 2015

You Want Coffee?

Country: France / Project: The Jungle Camp 2015

In this video poem, Abu Walid expresses his feelings about his “safe space” and “home” tent within a desperate refugee camp. The film is revealing of the trauma and depression felt by many residents of the camp, and the human desire to build a home wherever we find ourself.

Abu Walid and his Tent

Country: France / Project: The Jungle Camp 2015

Abu Walid is originally from Syria. Whenever he came to class Abu Walid would bring something for us. One day it was a carton of chocolate milk, another day, a Snickers bar. By the end of the week he’d begun serenading Emma, the project manager, with the theme tune from Titanic. This is his voice […]

World Film Collective Interview With The Worldwide Tribe

Country: France / Project: The Jungle Camp 2015

Sade Giliberti from World Film Collective met with Jaz O’Hara from The Worldwide Tribe. In this interview they discuss how the online blogger and her brothers began aiding refugees in Calais, Lesvos and the Hungarian Border.

Eid in The Jungle

Country: France / Project: The Jungle Camp 2015

The Muslim celebration of Eid is like Christmas. In the camp however, there was a feeling of sadness as many were spending the day without their families, surrounded by squalor with dwindling hope of ever reaching Britain. Despite this, some men in the Afghan section hooked up a speaker and started to dance.

Osama Qashoo tells the story of today

Country: France / Project: The Jungle Camp 2015

Osama Qashoo, tutor on WFC project: Calais SPEAKS, talks about one student who was injured while shooting during a confrontation with police in the camp after lorries bound for Britain got stuck in traffic on the bridge above and people from the camp tried to board them.

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