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Awlad

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 5M

Director : Cosimo Caridi, Ane Irazabal Elkorobarrutia

Synopsis

Α quarter of the global population of school age lives in war zones or disaster areas. Fewer than one in four underage refugees attends secondary school. Only one in twenty enrolls for university. Less than two per cent of global humanitarian aid is spent on education. This is the story of four refugee children living in different countries, and a documentation of their daily struggle to obtain a formal education.

Actors

Crews

Cosimo Caridi
Cosimo Caridi
Director
Ane Irazabal Elkorobarrutia
Ane Irazabal Elkorobarrutia
Director
Rodrigo Hernández Tejero
Rodrigo Hernández Tejero
Cinematography
Cosimo Caridi
Cosimo Caridi
Cinematography
Simone Mele
Simone Mele
Editor
Federico Tummolo
Federico Tummolo
Sound
Gian Luca Nigro
Gian Luca Nigro
Music

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