JAPAN PRIZE 2017 Prize Winners
Special Prize
< The Japan Foundation President’s Prize >
Ayham – My new Life
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Entering Organization |
SRF Swiss Radio and Television |
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Country/Region |
Switzerland |
Media |
TV |
(By Marcus Nikel)
Ayham - My new Life is a brilliantly done short portrait of young Syrian boy Ayham who arrived in Switzerland with his family, after months of travel as refugees from war-torn Syria. The Jury loved the character, as we are sure kids from the target age and potentially all kinds of viewers will do, and we appreciated a lot how the film describes his struggle to find friends and a home in Zurich, where the family joined their uncle. The viewer gets a clear idea of what it means to be in this situation. Empathy is created, understanding and the consciousness that this story is universal: every one of us could be Ayham, if we were in his situation.
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