The Stranger’s Case

In Sir Thomas More, Shakespeare wrote a speech in which More makes a passionate defence for refugees, pleading for empathy from his fellow countrymen and culminating in a poignant description of the plight of refugees - “The Strangers’ Case” - which persists today.

Filmdaten

Produktionsjahr: 2024

Land: Jordanien

Sprache: Englisch

Länge: 97 Minuten

Regie: Brandt Andersen

Produktion: Brandt Andersen, Ossama Bawardi, Ryan Busse, Charlie Endean

Cast: Yasmine Al Massri, Yahya Mahayni, Omar Sy, Ziad Bakri, Constantine Markoulakis, Jason Beghe

Drehbuch: Brandt Andersen

Kamera: Jonathan Sela

Schnitt: Jeff Seibenick

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Brandt Andersen

Brandt Andersen is an activist and artist. In November 2023, he joined the Jordanian Airforce on humanitarian aid drops over Gaza. In 2019, Andersen visited and filmed hospitals outside of Aleppo, Syria with CanDo. Andersen has organized film camps for refugees in Jordan and Turkey on behalf of CARE. He has visited and filmed the living conditions in refugee camps in Jordan, Greece, Italy, and Turkey with the UNHCR. Andersen has produced over 30 films. His directorial debut “Refugee” was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short in 2020.