A headline about Syrian refugees fleeing to Europe caught Alexandra Ruiz's attention last fall. Ruiz, who lives in Fort Collins, says the article stayed with her long after she read it, prompting her decision to travel the entire refugee route: from a camp outside Beirut to resettlement in Germany. Fellow filmmaker Kyle Rasmussen joined her on the trip.
Their travels became the subject of Ruiz's documentary "ALWADI: A Journey of Hope." Excerpts from the film, which is still a work in progress, screen next week during Colorado State University's inaugural ACT Human Rights Film Festival. The festival runs from Friday to April 22 at various Fort Collins venues.
Ruiz and Rasmussen spoke with Colorado Matters host Nathan Heffel.
More:
- Full schedule of films screening during the inaugural ACT Human Rights Film Festival.
- Clips from Rasmussen's film "Without Color," which explores the treatment of widows in India, screen during the festival at the Lyric Cinema Cafe in Fort Collins on April 19.
Related:
- Colorado Filmmaker Explores His Arab-American Identity -- which screens at the ACT Human Rights Film Festival on Saturday.
- As Syrian Crisis Grows, A Look At How Colorado Has Handled Refugees Before
- Amal Kassir Tackles Syrian Civil War And Injustice With Verse
