Documentary about migrants : Black Rainbow

Migration is one of the most important, multifaceted, and sometimes controversial issues of our time, and films are a great way to delve deeper into these topics and engage people in open dialogue.

There is a link between migration and mental health, and we want to talk about it.

This documentary is about gently unearthing the untold stories of migrants in New-Zealand. Telling the story of migrants, collectively, aims to bring awareness to what migration can be like in the eyes of someone who did not experience it. Other migrants can relate by recognizing similarities in their own story. This is a safe space for migrants to be heard and seen.

We will interview individuals who are still in the process of migrating, others who have received their residency. We will interview families, couples on partner visa, work sponsored individuals, migrants who are artists, refugees, immigration lawyers, immigration officers, and immigration advisers. The origin and age group of each person or group interviewed will differ in order to get a broad kaleidoscope view of as many scenarios as possible.

The subjects we aim to cover are: the communication system with NZ immigration (on the phone and by emails) during the process of waiting for visas to be approved, the consistency of the rules that applies to migrants in different categories, being sponsored by a company, the partner visa criteria, the criteria for migrants to stay in this country in time of colonization vs now, getting pregnant while waiting for a new visa, mental health while being in the waiting line, creative funds for migrants who are artists too.

We need your help to fund the producing part of the project : to support financially the D.O.P, the director, the editor, the 3D animator and for making props. Here's NZ crew rates for you to understand better the cost of producing a film.

https://screenguild.co.nz/resources/Documents/Filmcrews%20Drama%20_%20TVC%20Rate%20Card%202018.pdf

WATCH THE TRAILER HERE : https://youtu.be/SnkffumfheU