UNHCR – Through My Eyes from Leve Kühl on Vimeo.
Worldwide Campaign for the United Nations Refugee Agency – UNHCR.
A film for Human Rights Day and a really special one for us. Even with extensive research and speaking to countless refugees in preproduction, I can’t even imagine what it must feel like to be one. So how could I speak for the millions seeking refuge?
But what I can do is to speak to people like me—people living in Europe or other regions who might feel disconnected from these stories or overwhelmed by the headlines. That’s where this film comes in: This isn’t about giving refugees a voice. They have voices.
Rather, it’s about helping audiences like me—comfortable in their living rooms—see beyond the label of ‘refugee.’ It is about shifting perspectives. And while we may never fully understand someone else’s experience, perhaps the first step is trying to see the world through their eyes.
Written & Directed by Leve Kühl
Director of Photography: Jona Riese
Client: UNHCR
Chief of Global Campaigns and Brand: Dailo Alli
Digital Strategy and Planning Officer: Madelene Bernard
Senior External Relations Officer: Sarah Epstein
Social Media Producer: Shardae Yilma
Executive Producers: Jacob Burckhardt, Niklas Straub, Julian Sünram
Supported by The Sweetspot and 27km
Starring
Amira: Kathy Etoa
Mum: Denise M'Baye
Main Unit
Producer: Imad Benomar
PA: Badr Bouachir
1st AD: Kacem Skalli
2nd AD: Aymane Benammi
3rd AD: Ahmed Mojahid Ahamdane
1 AC: Akram Kbibchi
2 AC: Mounir Layadi
Electricians: Nassim Bennar, Souhail Hassan, Abderrahmane Boujbira
Sound Engineer: Abdourrahman Benaroub
Sound Assistant: Youness Hamdoune
Berlin Unit
Gaffer: Jens Thurmann
Best Boy: Alex Brinkworth
Electrician: Noel Metzler
Junior Electrican: Femke Thurmann
1.AC: Julien Bauer
2. AC: Emma Giuliani
Grip: Nemo Gavrilovic
Hair & Make-Up: Mby (Basics Berlin)
Art Department: Aisha Muthesius
Runner: Radek Dobry, Rebecca Martin
Post Production
VFX Company: Heckler Sydney
Co Founders (Heckler): Will Alexander, Jamie Watson
Executive VFX Producer (Heckler): Amy Jarman
Online Artist (Heckler): Julian Ford
VFX Company: ACHT
Compositing Artist (ACHT): Felix Batzer, Vincent Kaufmann
Motion Design Artist: Tim Hillmer
Color Services by Company 3
Colorist (CO3NY): Joseph Bicknell
Color Producer (CO3NY): Casey Koster
Music: Alexander Wolf David
Sound Design: Thore Kühl
Sound Design & Mix: ballad
Sound Designer & Mixer: Adrian Aurelius
ADR Studio: Produktion Entertainment Hannover
ADR Engineer: Christian Lanz
Translation Company
Language & Cultural Coaching: Amadou Sanou (Yeleen Translation Services)
Featured Extras
Mum Hospital: Franziska von Harsdorf
Dad Hospital: Justus Naehtler
Grandpa Hospital: Christian Hermann
Grandma Hospital: Monika Schüler
Doctor Hospital: Cem Türkkan, Johannes Eckstein, Maria Schmidt, Anastasija Dmitrenko
Special Thanks to
thedrone.studio, PRG Cinegate, NOMAD Film Service, Flatliners - Mike Möwe, Christopher Haug
