Description:
Nine-year-old
Farida was deported to Afghanistan in February of 2015, after almost
four years in Norway. A country she has never been to before, with a
language and a culture that is foreign to her. She misses her
friends, her school and the safety of the small town Dokka. The short
documentary emphasizes the human consequences of the Norwegian asylum
policy. Despite strong ties to the country, several children have
been deported from Norway over the past few years. In situations like
these, where the children are the most innocent and vulnerable, their
voices deserve to be heard. In this portrait, Farida gets to tell her
story for the first time. We follow her new life in an unknown Kabul,
where she talks about her longing for Norway and the future that so
abruptly was taken away from her.
Biography: Ragnhild
Sørheim is a freelance filmmaker and director educated in film
and media at the University of Bergen and Hong Kong Baptist
University. She has worked on several productions broadcasted both
nationally and internationally. Her directorial debut Asylbarna -
Farida received the award for “Best Norwegian Short
Documentary” at Bergen International Film Festival in 2015. She is
currently working and residing in Bergen, Norway.
