In The Eyes Of Children 2017

It is a documentary created during my visit to Ritsona Refugee Camp, Greece, in the summer of 2016. While some were shutting the doors from the refugees, Vassilis Nikas, a Greek photographer, became an integral part of the refugees lives in the camp near his home by initiating a Tuesday movie night for the children. These are unusual times for society. In many countries, the national and social media swirls fear and sensationalism in concentrated sound bites that cloud our core beliefs. This documentary re-frames the narrative about refugees by focusing not on politics or religion but simply on Vassilis, who has made it his priority to replace despair with hope and smiles by being true to not only his own core beliefs but all of ours as humans.

Directed, filmed, edited by Fuyuko Mochizuki, Photographs by Vassilis Nikas, Produced by John Enos