
Refugee Archipelago: Chapter II
Memories from the first days of Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement.
Memories from the first days of Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement.
A graphic work of reportage from Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement, West Nile, Uganda.
Testimonies from South Sudanese women rebuilding their lives in Zone 2 of Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement, and an ex-rebel soldier who fled from his past to seek peace in Uganda.
In the first episode of the series we are invited into Bidi Bidi in the West Nile region of Uganda, one of the world’s largest refugee settlements, with storyteller Richard Akim.
In early 2020, graphic journalist German Andino and filmmaker Ray Styles were preparing to launch the Bidi Bidi Media Lab in Uganda when Covid-related travel restrictions forced them to improvise and collaborate across thousands of miles to co-produce their first animated film together.