Salam Neighbor

Salam neighbor is a documentary about 2 American filmmakers who go live in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan for a month. They record the stories of the refugees as well as what life is like in the refugee camp. This is a very humane movie, the filmmakers don't patronise their subjects nor do they make them look helpless. Living as a refugee is a sub-human existence but rather than showing what we already know, this documentary shows how these people are getting around their limitations. The refugees choose to exert some control over their lives whether it is through refashioning plastic bags into jewellery or helping others through the trauma. What happened to these people is tragic but this movie tries to go beyond that and offer some hope. I wish this documentary would receive more recognition because it makes a great case in favour of refugees.