Well-Founded Fear (2000)
- Directed by
- Michael Camerini, Shari Robertson
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows asylum seekers and the INS officers who interview them. It shows the long, uncertain process of applying for refuge in the United States.
observationalsoberintimatethoughtfultenseearnestslow-paced
What happens
Well-Founded Fear is a 2000 documentary film from directors Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini. The film takes its title from the formal definition of a refugee under the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, as a person who deserves protection, "owing to a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.” The film analyzes the US asylum process by following several asylum applicants and asylum officers through actual INS interviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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