Sahrawi Refugee Camps Movies

  • 2023
    The hidden fire

    The hidden fire

    The hidden fire

    02023HD

    Silence always surrounds the mine, first when it explodes and then when it eternally haunts its victims. The history of the silence of this fire...

    The hidden fire
  • 2020
    Jadijetu's journey

    Jadijetu's journey

    Jadijetu's journey

    02020HD

    The narrative of resistance of Sahrawi poet Jadijetu Alaÿat flows against the background of raveling images from an unknown land.

    Jadijetu's journey
  • 2009
    DEHBA

    DEHBA

    DEHBA

    02009HD

    Reflects the daily life of a child in a Sahrawi school

    DEHBA
  • 2019
    Waiting for the UN

    Waiting for the UN

    Waiting for the UN

    02019HD

    Waiting for the UN is a poetic documentary about life in the desert, literally and figuratively. We follow the everyday life of a Saharawi family...

    Waiting for the UN
  • 2017
    Oasis

    Oasis

    Oasis

    02017HD

    OASIS, a documentary that tells us about water's historical role in Western Sahara via the true stories of people who turned this wild desert into a...

    Oasis
  • 2010
    I am a Sahrawi woman

    I am a Sahrawi woman

    I am a Sahrawi woman

    02010HD

    This is the reality of women of the same nation who live divided by the wall that has separated them for 35 years now. Exiled Sahrawi women who live...

    I am a Sahrawi woman
  • 2020
    Sahrawi, welcome

    Sahrawi, welcome

    Sahrawi, welcome

    02020HD

    "We used to travel trough Sahara in quest for clouds. We did not depend on no airplanes, nor cars, just on our camels” Sahrawi grandpas recall...

    Sahrawi, welcome
  • 2019
    Atil

    Atil

    Atil

    02019HD

    Atil, a documentary on the life of the Saharawis in the Tindouf refugee camps in Algeria. In the camps there are no limits, since creativity and...

    Atil
  • 2022
    WANIBIK: The people who live in front of their land

    WANIBIK: The people who live in front of their land

    WANIBIK: The people who live in front of their land

    02022HD

    The film, shot in the Saharawi refugee population camps, tells the story of a group of students from a film school who, for their final year project,...

    WANIBIK: The people who live in front of their land
  • 2018
    Diaspora in the Sahara

    Diaspora in the Sahara

    Diaspora in the Sahara

    02018HD

    Testimonies of a people enlisted on the path of independence. Records taken at refugee camps in Tindouf (Sahara Desert in southern Algeria) and Bir...

    Diaspora in the Sahara
  • 1996
    The trunks of return

    The trunks of return

    The trunks of return

    101996HD

    Nayat, a young Sahrawi girl, fantasizes about seeing the waves of a sea she has never known in the desert dunes. She knows that her colonized country...

    The trunks of return
  • 2014
    For sleepless nights

    For sleepless nights

    For sleepless nights

    02014HD

    "… Choose a starless night in the part you line the Best in the city".

    For sleepless nights
  • 2025
    The reflection on the sand

    The reflection on the sand

    The reflection on the sand

    02025HD

    The rocks, sculpted by sea and wind, stand resilient, displaying the scars of the fragments torn away. From that beach, a young Sahrawi embarks on a...

    The reflection on the sand
  • 2002
    Tuizza, among women

    Tuizza, among women

    Tuizza, among women

    02002HD

    Tuizza is the story of the Sahrawi women, who through their effort, have made one of the most inhospitable places in the planet, habitable.

    Tuizza, among women
  • 1996
    A Sahrawi story

    A Sahrawi story

    A Sahrawi story

    01996HD

    It describes the way of life of the Sahara people in the Western Sahara Desert, in particular it tells the story of a child bitten by a snake.

    A Sahrawi story
  • 2017
    Barber shop

    Barber shop

    Barber shop

    02017HD

    In Smara refugee camp, barber Mohammed treats customers of different generations.

    Barber shop
  • 2020
    The voice of the martyrs

    The voice of the martyrs

    The voice of the martyrs

    02020HD

    The film takes place in the Sahrawi refugee camps installed since 1975 near Tindouf, southwest Algeria. It takes us on a filmed investigation led by...

    The voice of the martyrs
  • 2008
    The women of the tents

    The women of the tents

    The women of the tents

    02008HD

    A group of Sahrawi women come together and explain how traditional "jaimas" (tents) are set up.

    The women of the tents
  • 2020
    To See El Aaiún

    To See El Aaiún

    To See El Aaiún

    02020HD

    In the depths of the Algerian desert the Sahrawi people have been dwelling in the refugee camps for over 40 years. Camps gradually turned into...

    To See El Aaiún
  • 2023
    Daughters of sand

    Daughters of sand

    Daughters of sand

    02023HD

    Benda, a young Sahrawi woman in the diaspora wonders about the future of her people's children and women. We accompany her on an emotional journey to...

    Daughters of sand