MY WAY – The story of Hussain Hussaini – One who survived

MY WAY – THE STORY OF HUSSAIN HUSSAINI – ONE WHO SURVIVED

Presentation of the documentary film by Jakob Gatzka followed by a discussion about Fortress Europe and ways out of isolationism

Discussion

Zoubeida Khodr
Chairman of HSME e.V., Netzwerk BONEM e.V. & Chairwoman of the Integration Committee of the City of Bochum

Serdar Yüksel
Member of the Supervisory Board of UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe; Member of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, Bochum

Gerald Knaus
European Stability Initiative, Berlin

Hussain Hussaini
Nursing assistant, Dachau

Discussion leader

Dr Cornelia Ulbert
Institute for Development and Peace, University of Duisburg Essen

The director of the film will be present.
The journalist Isabel Schayani had to cancel at short notice.

Registration and film ticket

By registering at the bottom of this page, you will receive a link to the film ticket, which you can use to watch the film 48 hours before the event. You will also receive a link to the Zoom event, which will be broadcast live from Bochum. Personal participation in the event is possible in limited numbers.

The documentary film MY WAY traces the dangerous „journey“ of Afghan refugee Hussain Hussaini, who flees his homeland in search of safety and a better life. Accompanied by filmmaker Jakob Gatzka, he makes his way from Iran to Germany a second time.

MY WAY tells the story of the loss of his homeland through his individual fate, looks behind the scenes of an escape to Europe and follows the integration of the protagonist, who has grown up, into a new culture. Hussain survives the underworld of Athens and finally finds his way to Germany – and a new home there?

The film was shot in five countries and countless interviews were conducted, including with Claudia Roth, Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Natalie Amiri, Gerald Knaus and many others, in order to shed light on the social debate in Germany. A film that invites discussion about the situation of refugees in Germany and raises questions about politics in Europe.

A joint event organised by: German Association for the United Nations (Bonn), Pilecki Institute (Berlin), Arbeiterwohlfahrt (Bochum) and the Fritz Bauer Forum (Bochum)

Header photos and poster: ©Jakob Gatzka (Vierkirchen); Header image: Hussain Hussaini