“I was so disgusted. The whole system failed. It wasn’t only the UN but the whole international community. Tens of thousands of civilians were slaughtered by the Sri Lankan government and the world just moved on. It just passed us by”. - a UN aid worker.
by Christine Bacon and Noah Birksted-Breen.
Combining searing verbatim testimony with dramatic reconstruction, On the Record circumnavigates the globe to bring you true stories of six independent journalists, all linked by their determination to shed light on the truth.
Welcome to Ramallah
It’s late afternoon when a Jewish woman arrives at her sister’s home in the occupied city of Ramallah. Dusk settles and with the call to prayer come neighbours – an uncle and nephew – to greet the new arrival. As night falls an unexpected curfew prompts the sharing of old stories which threaten to tear apart the fragile harmony of the sisters’ memories.
Crocodile Seeking Refuge Tour
Five individuals have sought asylum in the UK – from Africa to Iraq, Latin America to Iran. Linking them all is asylum lawyer, Harriet, whose dedication to her job begins to play havoc with her marriage. When her relationships begin to blur the personal and professional we are confronted with the question: ‘Where must we set our boundaries?’
...A Young Lady from Rwanda
“They came to our house in the morning. Some of them were our neighbours. The president had been killed in the night. On the radio they said nobody can go out or they will be shot. We all stayed together the whole night. And in the morning there was a knock at the door. Our next door neighbour he said ‘Now is the time for all the Tutsi cockroaches to die.’”