SYNOPSIS

Set to the verses of W.H. Auden’s 1939 poem, ‘Refugee Blues’ charts a day in ‘the jungle’, the refugee camp outside Calais. More intimate and unlike much of what has been seen in the mass media, this documentary poem counterpoints the camp’s harsh reality of frequent clashes with the French riot police with its inhabitants’ longing for a better future.

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CREDITS

“Refugee Blues” (1939)
written by W. H. Auden

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Poem read by
Noah, a refugee

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Directed by
Stephan Bookas and Tristan Daws

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Camera
Stephan Bookas

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Sound
Tristan Daws

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Colourist
Lajos Pataki

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Supervising Sound and Sound Effects Editor
Vladimir Rizun

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Re-recording Mixer
Andrey Kireev

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Music by

Christoph Zirngibl

Vocals - Shary Osman
Guitars - Giacomo Castellano
Cello - Deryn Cullen
Synths and percussion - Christoph Zirngibl

Mixed by

Jonathan Feurich

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Special Thanks to
Sheila Hayman
Françoise Ghestin
Nuria Perez
Domenico Angarano

Truva Music
Volna FX
Knock Knock
Freedom from Torture

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Produced by 
Stephan Bookas and Tristan Daws

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