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A No Human Is Illegal screening with filmmaker Richard C. Ledes, Ph.D. offers a forum and a catalyst for constructive and insightful discussions with students and colleagues around the conditions of refugees and undocumented migrants.

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Documentary Screening Event & Discussion

No Human Is Illegal is a personal encounter with the refugees detained on the Greek island of Lesvos as they await a decision from the EU allowing them to stay in Europe or deporting them back to Turkey. The filmmaker speaks with refugees describing why they left their homes and their goals for the future. He also speaks with residents of the island, with a UN representative stationed on Lesvos, and with international volunteers drawn from religious organizations, from Spanish and Greek lifeguards, from international corporations and from anarchist collectives. A screening of No Human Is Illegal will act as a catalyst for the kind of open discussion vital for the future of free societies.

Event

60 minute film plus a one hour (flexible) conversation between the filmmaker and the audience.

Ledes works on drawing out audience members' own connections to the themes and questions explored in the film. Discussion themes frequently include students' own personal immigration stories, forced migration and displacement, cultural and religious differences, the impact of undocumented immigrants on society, asylum rights, human rights, the rights of women and sexual minorities, causes of forced migration including war, economic hardship and climate change.

Audience

Perfect for campus-wide audiences or classes in the humanities with an interest in:

The cultural anthropology of undocumented migrants in Greece, Europe, and the United States
Issues around the representation of forced migration
Human rights
National borders
International law
The history of refugees and the rise of nationalism in the United States and Europe
The work of Hannah Arendt and contemporary scholars and activists who draw on her work in relation to the conditions of refugees in Europe and the United States

Why Now?

The conditions and fate of undocumented migrants and refugees in Europe and the United States has become one of the defining issues of our time.

The refugees themselves are often presented as helpless and without agency. No Human Is Illegal is structured around conversations carried on with these same people and with the people with whom they come into contact as they enter Europe. Likewise an open discussion with students and faculty around the issues raised by the film is an important way to get students to think about these issues that are critical to address for the future of free and democratic societies.

1. Screening + Director Q&A In Person

Introduction and film screening presented in person by filmmaker Richard C. Ledes, Ph.D. for a class or campus-wide, followed by a director-led discussion with the audience.

2. Screening + Director Q&A via Skype

Introduction and film screening presented via video chat by filmmaker Richard C. Ledes, Ph.D., followed by a director-led discussion with the audience.

3. Screening Stream / Digital Download

Stream or download the film for educational or community use.

4. Screening DVD

Purchase a DVD for educational or community use.

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Camp Moria Graffiti Refugee Camp Lesvos Greece

Graffiti on the exterior wall of Camp Moria on the Greek island of Lesvos

Lesvos Map Refugee Crisis Mytilene Camp Moria Sigri

Lesvos is the third largest island of Greece

Volunteer Government Aid NGO Refugee Crisis Greece Lesvos

A volunteer on the Greek island of Lesvos being interviewed for No Human Is Illegal

Lesvos Island Greek Sunset Agean Sea

A view of the coast of Turkey from where the boats cross to Lesvos

Refugees Behind Barbed Wire Fence in Camp on Lesvos Greece

Looking into camp Moria

Refugee Husband & Wife Experience on Lesvos Greece Camp Kara Tepe

A young couple awaiting a child speaks with us in Camp Kara Tepe, an open camp run by the municipality of Mytilini, the main town of Lesvos

Refugee Husband & Wife Experience on Lesvos Greece Camp Kara Tepe

A young couple from Syria speaking with us in Camp Kara Tepe

Better Days Refugee Camp Lesvos Greece Tents and Signage

The Better Days Camp was closing when we were there. It was an independently run camp contingent to Camp Moria

Officials Escort Refugees onto Boat for Deportation to Turkey

The deportation of a few men took the participation of many people and a large boat

Lesvos Island Greek Sunset Agean Sea and Turkey

Two ships in the distance as the sun sets off the eastern shore of Lesvos

Local Fisherman on Lesvos Greece Working

Two fishermen tell us their family's roots as refugees and their opinion of what is happening now

Greek Columns in Lesvos Greece Behind Television Playing Old Video

These Greek columns from Lesvos in this quiet setting make a powerful contrast with the destruction of the places people name as their homes

Local Fisherman on Lesvos Greece Working

Two Greek fishermen speak to us while preparing their nets

Syrian Refugee Woman Standing on Green Hillside in Camp Kara Tepe Lesvos Greece

A woman from Syria speaks to us in Camp Kara Tepe

Volunteer NGO Translator in Tent of Refugee Camp Pikpa Lesvos Greece

In Camp Pikpa, renamed Lesvos Solidarity, a volunteer tells us about the importance of translating for people who have fled their homes and reached Europe

Skamnia Greece Street Lamp

A light outside a cafe where its owner tells us about what has been happening in Skamnia, a town on the Eastern shore of Lesvos

Grass and Rocks of Lesvos Island Ancient Greek Theater Ruins

The ancient Greek theater of Lesvos brings to mind the importance of Athens offering asylum to Oedipus that is the topic of the final play of the Oedipus trilogy of Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus

No Human Is Illegal (2018)

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