To celebrate Refugee Week here at HOME we will bring you a full programme of theatre, film, art and performance. Showcasing the work of contemporary refugee artists in our region, the festival will raise awareness, challenge stereotypes and bring the communities of our city together.
A co-production with Community Arts North West.
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Previously in this Festival
Cinema
Human Rights Watch Film Festival presents The Workers Cup
Inside the infamous labour camps of Qatar, a group of Asian and African migrant workers building the 2022 World Cup compete in a football tournament…
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DJ Irfan Rainy 2018
Irfan Rainy is an artist born and raised in Manchester. He has performed as a DJ, musician, music promoter, record label owner for over 27…
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Shahireh Sharif & Faroozeh Fozouni Collaboration
This unique collaboration between Shahireh Sharif and Faroozeh Fozouni, two Manchester based poets and performers with a distinctly different style, will be presented in the…
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The Tebu Project: African Jazz Quartet
Two of the integral members of The Tebu Project first appeared at Manchester Jazz Festival in Afrika Jazz in 2015, and the quartet played as…
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Human Flow Intro
Lauren Cape-Davenhill from the These Walls Must Fall campaign will introduce the screening, discussing how the enforcement and criminalisation of migration we see in the…
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The Workers Cup Q&A
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with film producer Rosie Garthwaite.
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Through Our Eyes Q&A
We will be joined by director Samir Mehanovic for a Q&A following this screening.
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Radical and Real Film Shorts Package Q&A
We will be joined by some of the filmmakers for a Q&A following this screening.
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Workshop/ Creative Movement with Magdalen Bartlett
This creative workshop encourages participants to use words, objects or textures to initiate movement to create dance. This experimental workshop is for all abilities, ages…
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Syrian Arts Festival Showcase
Come and experience a flavour of the festival events and activities with over 90 minutes of art and music.
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Madz (Beat Boxer) and DJ Wondergupta
Beat Boxer Madz and DJ Wondergupta perform in the cafe bar.
Theatre
Fereshteh Mozaffari and CAN presentsOne More Push
One More Push is a metaphor for painful but beautiful change, with echoes of the numerous rebirths we experience throughout life. Fereshteh uses her experience…
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Amani Creatives Performance
Amani Creatives is an exciting, African-led arts organisation who aim to share some of the incredible diversity and talent of North West-based artists from the…
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The Travelling Heritage Bureau
Step inside the Travelling Heritage Bureau and discover the artwork and storytelling of international women artists based in the North West. The Bureau is a…
Theatre
Syed Ali Jaberi and HAMDEL Music Ensemble presentsAll Because Of Love
All Because of Love is the result of Ali Jaberi and his creative team's residency here at HOME for the duration of Refugee Week. The…
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Hostile Detainment
Virtual Migrants and These Walls Must Fall present a semi-enacted political protest 'action' outside HOME ahead of the Human Flow film showing this evening.
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Journeys 2018 Queer Café Takeover
Journeys 2018 have teamed up with Lesbian Immigration Support Group (LISG) to bring you an evening celebrating diversity and the rights of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers…
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Travelling Heritage Bureau Presentation and Discussion
Meet the participating artists and curators of the Travelling Heritage Bureau, and join in discussions around the work on display and the wider project.
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A Woman’s Place
For Book’s Sake and Yusra Warsama present the outcomes of their workshops in a female performance showcase in the Cafe Bar.
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Migrant Frontiers
Join us in the cafe bar for an open conversation with veteran campaigner Tony Openshaw, the 'These Walls Must Fall' campaign, artist-filmmaker Kooj Chuhan, and…
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Through Our Eyes
BAFTA-award winning director Samir Mehanovic, a Muslim refugee himself from the murderous Bosnian Wars of the 1990s, gives us a wholly fresh and personal insight…
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Human Flow
Shot in 23 countries over the course of one eventful year, the film documents the courage, endurance, and unassailable spirit of the displaced.
Theatre
Ice&Fire presentsThis Is Who I Am
Ice&Fire presents This Is Who I Am in partnership with Manchester Amnesty International. Using the verbal testimonies of refugees, This Is Who I Am is…
Cinema
Radical and Real Film Shorts Package
A unique selection of short films created by international filmmakers based in Manchester exploring different aspects of being a refugee, from the deeply personal and…
Cinema
Loro di Napoli
In Naples in 2009, the Afro-Napoli United football team was born, comprised of Neapolitan migrants from Africa and South America.
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Workshop/ Cultural Dance with Magdalen Bartlett
This energetic cultural workshop is for all abilities, ages and levels and will consist of Bollywood, African, Caribbean dance and other styles.
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Amani Creatives Workshops
Amani Creatives is an exciting, African-led arts organisation who aim to share some of the incredible diversity and talent of North West-based artists from the…