Where You Came From Documentary

The text chosen for this unit id the book Refuge by prominent Australian writer Jackie French (2013). Refuge follows the story of Faris, a young refugee feeling from his homeland with his grandmother to Australia. On the dangerous boat journey from Indonesia to Australia, they encounter a terrible storm where Faris falls unconscious and wakes up living his dream life in Australia. However, he has no recollection of how he got there. Whilst on the beach, he meets a strange group of children all from different times and places. Faris soon discovers that each child is like him, a migrant who travelled to Australia searching for a better place. Each child is living in their own ‘dream’ Australia and the beach provides a sort of ‘refuge’ from reality for them. Eventually, Faris has to make the decision to either continue living in this dream land or face his reality. This book is interesting as unlike other refugee texts, this novel serves to tell the multicultural history of Australian immigration. French relays the more than 60 000 year old history of people travelling to Australia by boat and makes the statement that all immigrants and refugees need to be treated with empathy and understanding.

According to the UNHCR, three million refugees make this journey annually. The next stage of Najaf’s development in identity is when he makes the dangerous but successful journey to Australia and is transferred to the Woomera Detention Camp, in South Australia. His identity is developed, shaped and changed due to the different

The film begins with loud voices of a foreign language, images of a crowded refugee camp in Hong Kong, and a caged young girl. A man struggles to articulate his age in English. A woman rejects his application. The camera lingers on his disappointment. The voice of the documentary begins its commentary on the number of displaced people in the world and asks “What does it take to come to Canada?” The voice is not critical but puts the question and the information to the viewer for their own criticisms to be drawn.

An interview with Raquel after she has listened to the confessions of her Burundian hostess reveals her slow transformation as she undergoes psychological decompensation and her resulting discovery of empathy. His use of interviews provides a sense of authenticity along with insight into participants’ thoughts. As a result of these, participants seem honest in their expression of emotion and opinion. Thus, their reactions to situations such as their visit to the Villawood Detention Centre resonate with audiences through their emotive power. Gleny Rae says, “I think we have the capacity to take more refugees”, while Raye Colby says “Serves you bastards right”, in reference to the boat wrecked upon Christmas Island. The variety of opinions also indicates the varied progression of discovery among the individuals. Effective use of crosscutting elucidates participants’ contrasting reactions and aids in stitching together a wide and varied perspective, all the while enabling discoveries both physical and emotional. The use of crosscutting between Kakuma and Jordan highlights the unique nature of each and every refugee experience. O’Mahoney utilises dramatic music to heighten emotions and create a sense of excitement and intrigue to impinge the importance of the topic on

Discovery is a paradoxical process which allows individuals to explore concealed and indefinite ideas, enabling a broader understanding of their world and its surroundings. This dichotomous process often occurs at the intersection of exploration and introspection, catalysing a social awakening that enlightens and positions individuals to consider new conceptions. The Logie Award-winning television show “Go Back to Where You Came From” directed by Ivan O’Mahony documents an intimidating refugee journey that was undertaken by six uniquely-characterised individuals representing the myriad perspectives of Australians, consequently challenging the antipathy and intolerance that has become the major characteristic of the wider refugee debate. Resonating with the historical Moreover, Shaun Tan’s post-colonialist picture book “The Rabbits” explores the devastating and demoralizing consequences of the discovery, depicting the obliteration of spiritual, emotional and cultural bonds underpinned by the hegemony imposed by British imperialism.

For many years refugees have been demonized by the country through the spread of fear and misconception. Furthermore, the disgusting treatment of refugees in the detention camps by the Australian Government has been roundly criticised by the international community.

Discoveries challenge a persons’ views, as shown in the docudrama ‘Go Back to Where You Came from’ and ‘Neighbours’. ‘Go Back’ explores the journey of six Australians as they are exposed to the reality of refugees, thus challenging their assumptions. ‘Neighbours’ similarly is a story of newcomers to an ethnic neighbourhood as their cultural discoveries led the newcomers to accepting their neighbours.

Migrants in Australia include refugees. 13,178 visas were granted under the Australia’s Humanitarian Program in 2005, and 64% of them were under 25 years of age (Brown, 2008, pp 110-111). Formal Resettlement Program is operated by Australia for the refugees accepted into the country providing housing assistance, welfare payments and access to free English language courses (Brown, 2008, pp 110- 111). Some of the difficulties faced by the children include transition from home country fleeing war and living in refugee camps, difficulties in learning English and mainstream subjects due to language barrier and to adjust to a new educational system (Brown, 2008, p111). They also need to adjust to social conditions, physical disability, missing family

The refugees have found themselves resettled in new countries while some of them are in UN refugee camps. Those in refugee camps are left to worry about their situation while lamenting the civil wars and hoping that one day one time they will go back to their homes are re-establish themselves. Their dreams were shuttered by this epidemic since the young who had not completed their studies were forced to terminate their studies unexpectedly. Those who had businesses to run had no mote chance of the same since they were forced to flee for the fear of their lives, (UNICEF, 2014). Some reported the Asian interpreter that they could not have fled if not for the fear of their lives, they said they valued their country and that it was very precious to them. The families further urged the media house not to use their last name or the fear that their relatives in the host countries would be punished if it was discovered that they did the interviews. Others have always found asylum in host countries. Most of the destination-countries are Arabic speaking thus the immigrants definitely find it easier to fit in the population added to the fact that they speak both Arabic and Turkish. They have resettled and joined the rest of the population in daily

Australia ‘s dilemma with boat arrival asylum seekers has seen for an arduous process that has cost many men, women and children quality of life. This briefing paper will outline the key issues endured by those hoping to seek asylum in Australia, whilst in examination of existing non-government organizations, proposing the solution of an Asylum Seeker Help Center (ASHC) based in Indonesia.

For most of us a refugee is not only a boat person but might also be referred to as a ‘queue jumper’. But a real refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Thousands of these refugees attempt to cross the Australian borders and to gain permanent residency in the place we all call home.

The resettlement of refugees in Australia is a controversial topic; many people believe that they come here to commit crime, change our culture and steal our jobs. ‘The Happiest Refugee’ has enhanced my belief that refugees should be allowed to live in Australia. I believe that refugees are here to escape war and persecution; they are not criminals, nor do they want to change our culture or steal our jobs. Refugees are generally grateful for their new lives in Australia and they embrace our culture. ‘The Happiest Refugee’ is a source of evidence that supports this.

There are many different views about refugees in Australian society, where illegal boat people and over flowing detention centres are a controversial problem today. Go Back To Where You Came From is a documentary directed by Ivan O’Mahoney about a social experiment that challenges the dominant views of six Australians about refugees and asylum seekers. These six Australians are taken on a 25 day journey where they are placed into the troubled “worlds” of refugees. For a few of the Australians it is their first time overseas but, for all of them it is the most challenging and confronting experience of their lives. This essay will discuss

The refugees are having a hard time finding a house and have to be separated from family, which brings a negative effect on psychological terms. 35% of men and 45% of women say they suffer a high rate of psychological distress. 75% of refugees find it very hard to find a house in Australia, because of costs and

Go Back To Where You Came From is an Australian documentary/reality show in which participants are given the opportunity to experience what the life of refugee and asylum seeker can be like, albeit edited and packaged for an audience. During the course of the three hour long series, the six individuals not only have the chance to get under the skin of a refugee in terms of achieving a greater degree of insight into what being a refugee really means, but also to get on the viewing audiences nerves in perhaps all or any of the of the first three senses described above. Moreover the refugees participating in the series may ‘get under the skin’ of the programme participants and the