Seeking asylum in Ireland is difficult in the face of various hostile forces: from the very policy that provides (or prevents) asylum, to the xenophobic mentality that is proliferating.
“Resist against racism harassment,” we read at the entrance of a refugee camp in Ireland. Hatred and violence stay outside. The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp examines the heartbreaking – yet, for us, so difficult to conceive – reality of refugees, in confrontation with the all-too-familiar evidence of the alarming rise of far-right movements around the world. In doing so, we are confronted with our collective failure to defend human rights and build a just and inclusive society. In a raw and relentless manner, Dennis Harvey forces us to face a daily reality we prefer to close our eyes to: a world where fundamental values of humanity, solidarity, and decency are daily denied to the most vulnerable. (Jéssica Pestana)
