Documentaries

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, as well as the Fledgling Fund for providing the financial support.

Mustafa (Video Documentary)

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. Video produced by Lee Wang and supported by the Fledgling...

Ahmed's Story - Part 1 (Video Documentary)

A young doctor recounts how he was persecuted for being gay in Iraq and forced to flee the country. Video produced by Lee Wang and supported by the Fledgling Fund. http://vimeo.com/16067172

Ahmed's Story - Part 2 (Video Documentary)

In part two of his story, Ahmed recalls how he was arrested and tortured in a neighboring Arab country after leaving Iraq. Video produced by Lee Wang and supported by the Fledgling Fund. http://vimeo....

Abdulsattar (Video Documentary)

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. Video produced by Lee Wang and supported by the...

The Ibrahims: A family struggles to survive and to hope (Video Documentary)

The Ibrahims left their home to save their children. Their son Ibrahim was shopping with his mother in an open market when a terrorist car bomb exploded. The explosive shock wave struck him in the head...

Zaman (Video Documentary)

Zaman talks about how she was forced to drop out of college after being targeted for being a member of a Christian minority group. Video produced by Lee Wang and supported by the Fledgling Fund. http...