ABOUT THE FILM
“ONE LIFE” TAKES A CINEMATIC JOURNEY FOLLOWING EIGHT-YEAR-OLD NUR KALIMA, A ROHINGYA GIRL LIVING IN THE WORLD’S LARGEST REFUGEE CAMP. MOVING FROM THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE GLOBAL STAGE, THE FILM DELVES INTO THE COMPLEX POLITICAL, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS FORCES CONTROLLING THE FATES OF NUR KALIMA AND HER PEOPLE.
THE WORLD'S LARGEST REFUGEE CAMP
LOCATION
A MILLION STATELESS PEOPLE NOW LIVE IN MAKESHIFT REFUGEE CAMPS IN THE COX’S BAZAR REGION OF BANGLADESH.
CUT INTO THE BARREN HILLSIDES, THE ROHINGYA LIVE IN DIRT FLOORED SHELTERS MADE OF LITTLE MORE THAN TARPS AND BAMBOO.
AS THIS CRISIS EVOLVES, THE UN'S WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME LABORS TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE EVER-GROWING POPULATION OF REFUGEES.
FILM MAKERS
JOSH TURNBOW
DIRECTOR
JOSH TURNBOW IS A FILMMAKER WITH A LOVE FOR CRAFTING COMPELLING STORIES AND BEAUTIFUL VISUALS. PRODUCING AND DIRECTING MANY ILLUMINATING DOCUMENTARIES, THE DIVERSE SUBJECT MATTERS OF HIS FILMS HAVE RANGED FROM SPORTS TO INTERNATIONAL CRISES.
JOSH’S MOST RECENT WORK INCLUDE THE DOCUMENTARIES ONE LIFE, BEACONS OF HOPE AND AMERICAN STANDOFF.
AKSHAY M. SHAH
PRODUCER
AKSHAY M. SHAH BRINGS AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG WORK ETHIC AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO EVERY SET. HIS MOTTO IS SIMPLE: BE AN EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE PRODUCER SO THE REST OF THE TEAM CAN FOCUS ON CREATING.
THE KNOWLEDGE HE ACQUIRED WHILE STUDYING BUSINESS AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY HAS ALLOWED HIM TO EXCEL IN THE INDUSTRY AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS TO TAKE PROJECTS FROM DEVELOPMENT TO DELIVERY.
SOME OF HIS MOST RECENT FILMS INCLUDE ONE LIFE, BEACONS OF HOPE AND AMERICAN STANDOFF.
ROBERT DVORAN
PRODUCER
ROBERT DVORAN IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A PEOPLE PERSON, QUICKLY FORGING RELATIONSHIPS THAT CULTIVATE PROMISING OUTCOMES IN ALL FACETS OF THE
FILMMAKING PROCESS. BEGINNING A CAREER IN LIVE TELEVISION, ROBERT EVENTUALLY
FOUND HIS PASSION IN PRODUCING DOCUMENTARIES.
SOME OF HIS MOST RECENT FILMS INCLUDE ONE LIFE, BEACONS OF HOPE AND AMERICAN STANDOFF.
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