Hassan lived in the largest camp for refugees in Europe, Camp Moria on Lesbos, Greece. The camp burned down in 2020. Shortly after the fire, he and five other young people were held responsible for the fire. Despite the lack of evidence, it seemed irrelevant in court. He and the others were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
Jennifer Mallmann studied documentary film directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, from which she graduated in 2024. In her artistic work, she focuses on human rights issues. Her first feature-length documentary Moria Six celebrated its world premiere at the DOK Leipzig Film Festival in 2024 and will be shown in selected cinemas across Germany as part of a cinema tour in 2025. Its international premiere will take place at the CPH:DOX Film Festival.
We are reaching out to help the protagonists of our film, Hassan and the other five teenager who were convicted in a controversial trial.
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After Camp Moria on Lesbos had burned down in September 2020, six refugees were held responsible for the destruction of the camp in a questionable trial.
The focus of the documentary is the exchange of letters between Hassan, one of the six convicted teenagers, and the director. In his letters, Hassan talks about his day-to-day life, his longings, and fears.
The film uses the controversial conviction as cause to shine a particular light on the new European refugee policy and the accompanying structural marginalization.
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