Mohammad Hasson has no words to describe his terrifying flight from Myanmar when he was just 8 years old, but his meaning is clear to those who understand his language of gestures and facial ...

The failure of the the law to protect people who need it, particularly refugees, has long been a subject of director Akio Fujimoto’s work. His “Passage of Life” sees an undocumented Burmese become ...

“Lost Land,” the first Rohingya-language feature, follows two young siblings fleeing persecution in Myanmar on a perilous journey to join an uncle in Malaysia. Presenting the Golden Yusr to Fujimoto, ...

The film follows four-year-old Shafi and his nine-year-old sister Somira as they embark on a perilous journey from a refugee camp in Bangladesh to Malaysia, hoping to reunite with their scattered ...

Variety is exclusively unveiling the trailer for “Lost Land” (“Harà Watan”), Japanese filmmaker Fujimoto Akio’s deeply personal drama about Rohingya refugees that world premieres in the Horizons ...

Misinformation around the Rohingya crisis is not a recent phenomenon; false narratives frequently begin in Myanmar and Bangladesh, cross borders, and influence public opinion across South Asia. Images ...

The Voice of America is now speaking in a new language. VOA is a worldwide radio and TV network. The U.S. government uses it to offer news and information, especially to places with limited access to ...

Japanese filmmaker Akio Fujimoto has won the Red Sea International Film Festival’s top honour for Lost Land, marking a major milestone for Rohingya representation in global cinema. Lost Land, the ...

Imagine an aid worker in Bangladesh. Her mother tongue is Chittagonian. She's trying to help a Rohingya refugee, whose language is similar to hers — but not 100 percent. The refugee tells her ...