Stateless

A new series released on Netflix explores the impact of having no home, no identity, and no country.  The series was co-created and directed by Cate Blanchett who is a UNHCR goodwill ambassador and awardee.  The series follows a 20-year-old Rohingya refugee and her one-year-old son as they seek safety in a refugee settlement.  The six-part series is set in one of Australia’s detention camps. 

Ms. Blanchett recommends a list of movies to watch during COVID-19 that will inform the viewer of refugee barriers and conditions.  The list is:

• Capernaum, directed by Nadine Labaki
• Shoplifters, directed by Hirokazu Koreeda
• News from Home, directed by Chantal Akerman
• The Other Side of Hope, directed by Aki Kaurismaki
• Babel, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
• The Joy Luck Club, directed by Wayne Wang