Born in Syria (Screening + Sharing)

Language: In Cantonese and English

Video: Video Recording

Speaker: Ip Ka Wai
Moderator: Wong Bon-wah Baldwin

* This activity is co-organized with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

About the Film

Since civil war started in Syria in 2011, an estimated 9 million Syrians have fled their homes, half of them children. These children have fled unimaginable horror: the indiscriminate bombings of Bachar Al Assad’s government, and ISIS’ raping and beheading, only to find themselves trapped in makeshift camps or closed borders. We witness the journey of these refugees to the promised land of Europe.

Director: Hernan Zin | Subtitles: Chinese and English | Length: 86 mins

About the Speaker

Dr. Kevin Ip is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University. His research interests are primarily in contemporary political philosophy. He obtained his DPhil from University of Oxford. He is the author of Egalitarianism and Global Justice: From a Relational Perspective, and coauthor of Global Justice and Universal Values (in Chinese).