Therese Koppe, Greece-UK, 2013, 24’, Color

Laurent and Ibrahim are in their third year trying to make a living in Greece’s capital
Athens. The crisis hit country rarely provides any infrastructure for migrants and
refugees entering the European Union, of which 80% arrive in Greece. Even though the EU invests in measures to control migration, nearly nothing has been done to improve their living situation. Instead of receiving support migrants face police brutality and rejection from the government as well as a majority of Greek society. This short documentary follows Ibrahim and Laurent in Athens, giving a snapshot like insight what it means to live as a Senegalese migrant in Greece.