Women in Cinema
Fight of Flight: Documentary Practice in Two Views of Migrants in Sweden
Abstract
The article examines the narrative techniques two short documentary films used to present the issue of Syrian migrants entering Sweden. Stockholm Syndrome presents immigrants as a threat to European values, utilizing a host of false assertions, the threat of rape and graphic imagery to stoke fear in its populist audience. Flight follows two young girls from Syria to Sweden, presenting the migrant's point of view with sympathy, while ignoring the larger issues of war, migration and its consequences. In both films, established documentary practices are used to invoke emotional responses while eschewing factual accuracy or explication.
Keywords —
documentary practices · migration · nativism · populism · YouTubeCite this article
King, K. (2018). Fight of Flight: Documentary Practice in Two Views of Migrants in Sweden. Dialogos, 35, 92–104.
King, Kevin. “Fight of Flight: Documentary Practice in Two Views of Migrants in Sweden.” Dialogos, vol. 35, 2018, pp. 92–104.
King, Kevin. 2018. “Fight of Flight: Documentary Practice in Two Views of Migrants in Sweden.” Dialogos 35: 92–104.
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