Description:
In
2015, Germany was the only European country that enacted an open-door
policy towards refugees, who were arriving in droves from countries
at war, most of them from Syria. As a result, Germany accepted one
million people in a year. This phenomenon has had an especially
significant impact in Dresden. The former Eastern German city has
been in the spotlight because it is where PEGIDA was born (Patriots
Against the Islamization of Occident, an organization openly hostile
towards refugees) and where it stages its demonstrations. The film
shows a divided city, with a very tumultuous history which affects
how people react to the arrival of refugees. Some find in history
reasons to become involved in organizations that offer support to the
newly arrived, while others use the past to create the rationale for
rejecting foreigners. Starting with current events, Dresden Refuge reveals to the viewer that, in Germany, accepting refugees has been a
constant since the end of World War II.
Biography: Xuban Intxausti has a comprehensive understanding of contemporary art, televisión and documentaries. And also a special interest in human rights. He has a degree in Communication Studies from the University of the Basque Country and received theatrical training in Antzerki Bizkaiko Eskola (BAI). He has been involved in art projects since 2005 and won the Prize of New Artists of Gipuzkoa in 2005 and has done exhibitions around Spain. He also has worked during the period 2003 to 2010 in MEDIAPRO, one of the most important audiovisual companies in Spain. He is the director of these documentaries “Amor en tiempo real”, BTV and “20 kilometros, 20 historias”, EITB.
