From the epicenter of today’s global migration debates, FROM HERE (previously entitled With Wings and Roots) is a documentary film that follows four young people who represent the future of global citizenry.
Filmed over a decade in two of the world’s largest immigration countries–the U.S. and Germany–From Here captures an international generation’s fight for belonging in an era of rising nationalism. 90 min.
From Here is a hopeful story of four artists and activists based in Berlin and New York whose lives and futures hang in the balance of immigration and integration debates.
As politicians in the U.S. and Europe stoke fears of migrants to win elections and consolidate power, From Here offers a fresh and different perspective to the issues of immigration and belonging. The film is an intimate yet epic look at the stories of four children of immigrants: Tania, Miman, Sonny, and Akim. As each of them moves from their 20s into their 30s, they face major turning points in their lives: fighting for citizenship, starting families and finding room for creative expression.
Filmed over a decade in two of the world’s largest immigration cities, this sensitive, nuanced documentary captures human journeys as it seeks to redefine what it means to “belong” in societies that are increasingly hostile to immigrants.
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Spore Initiative facilitates cultural projects at the intersection of climate justice, ecological regeneration, and education, in dialogue with earth protectors in the Global South and the Global North. The Spore House in Berlin is a platform for exchange, dialogue, and mutual learning.
Hear from over fifty young people reflecting on their experiences growing up in immigrant families, facing racism and exclusion, and grappling with belonging.
Explore histories of migration, citizenship and belonging from Germany and the US over the last few centuries.
