These mini-documentaries provide brief glimpses into the struggles our clients face navigating the resettlement process. Each is less than five minutes long, but represents the legal and humanitarian urgency of an Iraqi family’s refugee application. Please take a moment to view and forward.
IRAP would like to thank award-winning filmmaker Lee Wang for her work producing the documentaries, Insa Langhorst and Yasmin Samir-Shakir for their exceptional editing, and the Fledgling Fund for providing the financial support.
After her husband received a death threat in the form of a note on their doorstep, Ekhlas and her family knew they had to flee their home. After arriving safely in Jordan, they were repeatedly denied...
After losing most of his family in the war, Mustafa is alone and single in Jordan, stuck in a seemingly endless limbo as he waits for asylum.
Credits: Filmed by Lee Wang, edited by Yasmin Samir-Shakir...
NOTE: Due to increased threats to Ahmed's family in Iraq, for their safety we can no longer list Ahmed's story on our website. Please help us provide relief to refugees like Ahmed by donating.
A young...
After five years of waiting fruitlessly for asylum, a father wonders what kind of future his children face in a country that doesn't seem to want them.
Credits: Filmed by Lee Wang, edited by Yasmin Samir...
UPDATE! With IRAP's help, the Ibrahim's have won their appeal and now live in Portland, OR. Watch our short documentary on their story. Credits: Filmed by Lee Wang, edited by Yasmin Samir-Shakir and...
Zaman talks about how she was forced to drop out of college after being targeted for being a member of a Christian minority group.
Credits: Filmed by Lee Wang, edited by Yasmin Samir-Shakir and Insa Langhorst...