Refugeedom: Lonely But Not Alone
Oct 01, 2023 · 24m
Director
Mieke Bal, Lena VerhoeffOverview
With the non-existing word “refugee-dom” Lena Verhoeff and I wanted to express the state, emotional and physical, of the life of the refugee on the road. On everyday television, we see images of people walking with luggage and small children and exhausted faces. But our theme was a bit different. The phrase “lonely but not alone” came from an autobiography of former Dutch queen Wilhelmina, published in 1959, to describe her life as always surrounded by a dense crowd of people at court but still, always feeling lonely. The two qualifiers, lonely and alone, which seem to be synonymous, are here, through the conjunction “but”, rather presented as an opposition; an opposition qualifying a non-existing noun.
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What is Refugeedom: Lonely But Not Alone about?
With the non-existing word “refugee-dom” Lena Verhoeff and I wanted to express the state, emotional and physical, of the life of the refugee on the road. On everyday television, we see images of people walking with luggage and small children and exhausted faces. But our theme was a bit different. The phrase “lonely but not alone” came from an autobiography of former Dutch queen Wilhelmina…
When was Refugeedom: Lonely But Not Alone released?
Refugeedom: Lonely But Not Alone was released on October 1, 2023.
How long is Refugeedom: Lonely But Not Alone?
Refugeedom: Lonely But Not Alone runs 24 minutes.
Who directed Refugeedom: Lonely But Not Alone?
Refugeedom: Lonely But Not Alone was directed by Mieke Bal and Lena Verhoeff.
Who is in the cast of Refugeedom: Lonely But Not Alone?
The cast of Refugeedom: Lonely But Not Alone includes Sly Maceo Sampimon (Joseph/Yusuf, the refugee), Catherine Lord (Potiphar's Wife/Mut Em-Enet), Arthur Clifton (Bully), Skipper Doornhein (Bully) and Michelle Williams Gamaker (Voice-over).