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By Mohammed Almughanni

Son of the Streets

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Impact days 2023 Movie
IMPACT DAYS

Khodor, a Palestinian teenager, grows up without an ID in the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut. He is stateless and unable to get an education, health care, or to leave the camp. As we follow Khodor from ages 14 to 18, we understand that he is cool and relaxed in front of his friends. But at home, his family feels his pent-up aggression from his situation. He lives with his stepmother, who has struggled for years with his half-sisters to get him an ID that will give him the right to live in Lebanon. In the struggle to get this citizenship, harrowing family secrets come to light. Son of the Streets shows how Khodor’s dream of a self-determined life is controlled by outdated laws, leaving him at a crossroads between having a nationality and rights or remaining forever in the camps that are ridden with crime and drugs.

Section : Impact Days
Country : Lebanon
Original language : Arabic
Director
Mohammed Almughanni (Palestine)
Producers
Glib Lukianets (Ukraine)
Gaza Films
Completion
December 2024
Impact Statement
Our film exposes the widespread issue of statelessness through the story of Khodor, showcasing its local and global impact. By leveraging the film as a tool for awareness, we aim to inspire action both locally and internationally, urging individuals to advocate for change and support initiatives addressing the rights of stateless individuals.
We wish to raise awareness about statelessness in Lebanon amongst the refugee and local population, and find a means to put a stop to it.
Impact Goals
  1. Launch a digital campaign to address statelessness and promote solutions for change.
  2. Provide information and support for stateless individuals, especially children and their families.
  3. Raise awareness through on-the-ground efforts in refugee camps in Lebanon to promote the importance of birth registration, particularly among vulnerable people, refugees or others.
  4. Push for legislation in Lebanon and globally to facilitate citizenship rights to stateless individuals.
  5. Create international solidarity with the issue of statelessness to address the global change needed.
Impact Strategy
  • Create measurable social media interactions that prove an increase in awareness within Lebanon and globally about statelessness and its social and economic effects.
  • Contact and map lawyers in Lebanon and internationally working on statelessness and create partnerships to support stateless individuals.
  • Create documents with legal information to distribute amongst refugee communities and local areas in Lebanon.
    • -Screen the film in safe spaces across Lebanon with refugee and local communities.
  • Challenge the hurdles of a law change in Lebanon and find ways and solutions to allow it to reach a stage of policy change.
  • Contact international human rights organisations to pressure the Lebanese government to adopt International law regarding statelessness.
Contact
Primary contact
Janay Boulos (Lebanon): janay@habakfilms.com

Funders and agencies
AFAC – Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
Aflamuna – Beirut DC
Doha Film Institute
IMS – International Media Support
Łódź Film Commission
Palestinian Cultural Fund
Polish Film Institute

Broadcasters
Al Jazeera Documentaries
BBC Storyville

Funders and agencies
AFAC – Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
Aflamuna – Beirut DC
Doha Film Institute
IMS – International Media Support
Łódź Film Commission
Palestinian Cultural Fund
Polish Film Institute

Broadcasters
Al Jazeera Documentaries
BBC Storyville