feminism — Features

Separation, performance and the determination of the migrant worker in Sung-A Yoon’s documentaries

We sat down with South Korean filmmaker Sung-A Yoon to learn more about her recent film Overseas which documents the plight, will and toil of Filipino female migrant workers, often working throughout the Arab region, as writer Thea Sun explores the filmmakers wider body of work.

ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -January 6, 2023overseas, migration, labour, feminism, women directors, east asian, korean

Yusra Mardini's swim from survival to stardom

Following the release of ‘The Swimmers’ on Netflix – a film about her and her sister’s refugee journey from Syria – the Olympic swimmer tells Digital Editor Dalia Al-Dujaili why she wants to shift the narrative towards real women’s refugee stories.

ARTS & CULTUREAZEEMA -November 23, 2022swimming, refugee, feminism, sisters, film, egyptian, syrian, war