LOST LAND, THE FIRST‑EVER FICTION FEATURE MADE IN THE ROHINGYA LANGUAGE, FOLLOWS FOUR-YEAR-OLD SHAFI AND HIS NINE-YEAR-OLD SISTER SOMIRA, ROHINGYA REFUGEES, WHO EMBARK ON A PERILOUS JOURNEY FROM A REFUGEE CAMP IN BANGLADESH TO MALAYSIA TO REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILY. THE FILM PUSHED ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST NEGLECTED CRISES INTO THE SPOTLIGHT, IT PREMIERED IN VENICE FILM FESTIVAL, Where IT WON ORIZZONTI's SPECIAL JURY PRIZE, AND WON BEST FEATURE FILM AT THE RED SEA FILM FESTIVAL.

I JOINED THE PROJECT AS IMPACT PRODUCER TO MAKE SURE THE FILM ARRIVED IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE WHO CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE POLICY ON STATELESSNESS AND THE ROHINGYA CRISIS.

WITHIN TWO MONTHS, I LED A HIGH‑LEVEL IMPACT SCREENING IN BANGKOK, ONE DAY BEFORE THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH‑LEVEL CONFERENCE ON MYANMAR, BRINGING TOGETHER AMBASSADORS, UNHCR POLICY LEADERS, A THAI SENATOR, THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE AND KEY UN AGENCIES. WE PUT THE FILM AND A POLICY BRIEF INTO THE HANDS OF 60+ DECISION‑MAKERS, AND BUILT AN ADVOCACY NETWORK WITH NGOS LIKE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA, THE GLOBAL JUSTICE CENTER AND WOMEN’S PEACE NETWORK, to ELEVATE STATELESSNESS AS A CENTRAL ISSUE IN DISCUSSIONS OF THE MYANMAR CRISIS.