This is the story of Polish children deported to Siberia by the USSR during the Second World War, who escaped through Iran to end up in refugee camps in Tanzania and Uganda during the 1940s and 50s. Through an odyssey from Poland to Siberia, through the Western Asia and East Africa, their entire lives have been marked by memories of a journey that they still struggle to make sense of, but which the rest of the world has forgotten.
Recipient of Telefilm Canada 2015 Micro-budget funding
Executive producer, Bunbury Films. Contact info@memoryisourhomeland.com
Created with the support of private funders, as well as:
- Canada Council for the Arts
- Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
- SODEC Jeunes créateurs
- Berlin International Film Festival Talents program
Written, Directed & Filmed by Jonathan Durand
Editing by Catherine Villeminot
