Dataset: Video

Online video is proving a prolific medium in which to talk about important issues, especially those  related to migration. Whether it is in long or short form, as a documentary, or even as a 3-minute info graphic, video storytellers and content producers are finding unparalleled access to new and diverse audiences.

Interactive Human Migration Map (2022)

January 26, 2022

Using archeological, genetic, and climate data, scientists have pieced together an outline of the human odyssey—the journey that took our species from Africa to all… Read more

How Did Human Civilization Spread? | Habitat Earth (2022)

January 26, 2022

Historic population and cropland data illustrate the relationship between the spread of human civilization and agriculture on Earth between 10,000 BCE and 2,000 CE. Read… Read more

State Media Show Polish Forces Using Water Cannons on Migrants (2021)

January 25, 2022

Hundreds of migrants, marooned in freezing weather on the Belarus side of the Poland-Belarus border, tried to rush into Poland. Polish border forces used water… Read more

Belarus Shelters Hundreds of Migrants (2021)

January 25, 2022

Migrants have been placed in a warehouse along the Belarus-Poland border, after spending weeks camped out in fields. Between 2,000 and 4,000 migrants are at… Read more

Migrants Stuck at Belarus’s Border Amid Its Standoff With the E.U. (2021)

January 25, 2022

Western leaders have accused Belarus’s president of manufacturing a migrant crisis along the E.U.’s eastern border. Several people have already died of exposure. Aid workers… Read more

The story behind the girl in the recording who begs for her aunt after being separated from her migrant mother (2018)

January 25, 2022

The 6-year-old girl who was pleading with Border Patrol officials for her mother, begging for her aunt — on the excruciating audio published by ProPublica… Read more

From the Other Side

October 23, 2020

A 3/9 – channel video installation by Argentinian artist Gabriela Golder. The video installation focuses on the topical issue of migration, zooming in on migrants’… Read more

The Rohingya: Silent Abuse | Al Jazeera World

April 16, 2018

Denied citizenship, forced from their homes, and subjected to cruelty; Al Jazeera investigate the plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya. Read more

‘Refugees are a scum’: A social experiment

April 16, 2018

This social experiment that took place in Australia begins with a man wearing a sign that reads “refugees are scum.” This incites angry reactions from… Read more

What if Manhattan…

April 16, 2018

 More than 1.5 million people live in Manhattan. If this happened to all of them, would you notice? Read more

EU migration crisis: The inside story (2016)

April 16, 2018

On 19 April, one year after the tragic single drowning of hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, which marked the beginning of the “migration… Read more

Migration Policy Institute PRO

December 8, 2016

MPI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, think tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. Find their Vimeo channel: MPI Read more

Immigration and National Security: Moving Beyond 9/11

May 3, 2016

Two reports from the Center for Immigration Studies are discussed; Janice Kepharts’s “Immigration & Terrorism: Moving Beyond the 9/11 Staff Report on Terrorist Travel” and… Read more

The Value of Knitting for an Afghan Refugee

April 21, 2016

The short documentary Stitches is the story of a man who finds peace in knitting —after establishing a life in exile as an Afghan refugee… Read more

The Deadly Journey From Libya’s Migrant Jails

March 31, 2016

From VICE News: “Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing… Read more

Caitlin Moran asks “What is a Refugee?”

March 31, 2016

Journalist and author Caitlin Moran recently took to her YouTube channel, Caitlin’s Moranifesto, to ask the questions “What is a Refugee?” and “Why should we be… Read more

Light on the Sea

March 28, 2016

Light on the Sea: One Woman’s Story from the Front Lines of the Refugee Crisis This documentary takes us to the front lines of the… Read more

Songs of the Syrian Refugees

March 1, 2016

“With his brow furrowed in concentration, Abu Abdullah rhythmically strums his oud, exploring the core of a melancholic melody. Mohamad Isa Almaziodi’s robust and melismatic… Read more

Twelve-year-old Calais refugee: ‘I want to go to England’

February 29, 2016

“Inside one of the aid tents set up inside the migrant camp known as the ‘jungle’ 12 year old Sultana Adam helps her mother to… Read more

Refugee cat’s epic journey to find family

February 28, 2016

Kunkush the cat was a beloved member of a family who became refugees when they fled Iraq for the safety of Europe. Travelling through Greece,… Read more

Greece’s Cemetery for Unknown Migrant Dead

February 16, 2016

From Reuters: “The marble plaques in this makeshift cemetery on the Greek island of Lesbos mark the graves of unknown refugees and migrants. Many of… Read more

Animation: Immigration Impact on the UK

February 15, 2016

From the National Institute of Economic and Social Research: “Opinion polls have shown for some time that the public sees immigration as one of the… Read more

Migration in the UK and Politics (Infographic)

November 23, 2015

From the creator, Eduard Buturuga-Pascu: “Just before 2014 started, the media, encouraged by the PM started to spread disinformation about Romanians and Bulgarians immigrants, suggesting… Read more

A Migrant’s Tale

November 23, 2015

From the artist’s website: “In 2008 I was carrying out fieldwork among a group of Egyptian immigrants in Milano, Italy, as part of my MA dissertation.… Read more

Europe’s Migrant Crisis (Infographic)

November 23, 2015

Roald Seeliger presents a moving and unconventional infographic describing Europe’s ongoing migrant crisis. Read more

‘The Road’ by Nerina Pallot

November 23, 2015

From the musician: “When Director Damian Weilers came to me with the idea of using The Road as a soundtrack to the plight of those… Read more

Home to Me: Immigrant Stories

November 23, 2015

“Home to Me: Immigrant Stories from NC” is a multimedia series from the NC Justice Center’s Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project based on the belief… Read more

Shelbyville Multimedia: New Neighbors Give Thanks

November 23, 2015

“Shelbyville Multimedia introduces you to the cast of Welcome to Shelbyville, a handful of straight-talking people in rural Tennessee who are taking immigration into their… Read more

Stories from a Vanished Homeland

November 2, 2015

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This is Why People Migrate

October 20, 2015

Immigrants, migrants and refugees are often in the news — but why do people get up and leave their homes in the first place? AJ+… Read more

Immigration History: France

October 20, 2015

This video is from France’s Musee de l’Histoire de l’Immigration, located in the 12 arrondissement, next to the Bois de Vincennes. It tells the story… Read more

Interactive learning resource: Language of Belonging (2010)

October 20, 2015

Language of Belonging is a multi-platform education resource based on the ground breaking Indigenous animation Wadu Matyidi.  Designed specifically for Primary-aged students, this diverse learning program explores… Read more