Films
He filmed the whole way. The footage is now becoming a feature documentary, the third film to come out of the same hard drive.
Below deck, lit red. The fishing boat, September 2012. © Barat Ali Batoor.
In the edit
My Refugee Journey
85 minutes. Directed by Kasimir Burgess and Barat Ali Batoor. Produced by Sally Ingleton, 360 Degree Films.
Completion March 2027. The plan the producer has published: melbourne International Film Festival, then national cinema, community and education screenings.
The filmThe films before it
2021
Batoor: A Refugee Journey
Director
Best Director, Australia, at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Longlisted for the 2021 Walkley Documentary Award. Screened at Cinema Nova.
Watch the trailerA frame from the footage, Seeking Asylum, 2012.
2024
In Focus
Director, cinematographer, producer
Screened in the IEFTA Refugee Voices in Film programme at the Marché du Film, Cannes, 2024. The seed of My Refugee Journey.
A frame from the footage, Seeking Asylum, 2012.