One itsy bitsy positive step in recognising refugees
Still a long way to go before Malaysia has a proper system to handle refugees.
Still a long way to go before Malaysia has a proper system to handle refugees.
Following this kind and generous act that our government has done, I would like to request that we also extend this same generosity and kindness to others who are in need.
Since the beginning of human civilisation, people have been migrating and moving around the world to survive.
There has been a sudden increase in the number or racist trolls out there who are trying to demonise the Rohingya refugees.
These aren’t ordinary human beings who are traveling for leisure. They literally have nowhere to go.
Journalist and documentary filmmaker, Zan Azlee, spends several weeks in the world’s largest refugee camp in Kutupalong, Bangladesh, which houses close to a million displaced Rohingya.
The new government, if they want to stay true to the Malaysia Baru spirit, must acknowledge the Universal Periodic Review and take action instead of just noting it down.
We Are Animals is shot in a visceral and raw style with little narration from Zan himself which allows the visuals and the community within the camp to speak for themselves.
My latest documentary film WE ARE ANIMALS will be screening at the 2018 Cooler Lumpur Festival this Friday!
Malaysians are so shocked at all that is happening in the US that they forget that situations like these have been happening in their own backyard for decades.