Watch the full 15-minute film here: NO MONSTERS IN BERLIN now available to free-stream

This short film won the Jury Prize for the 2017 Diversity at Cannes Short Film Showcase and 2017 Best Film Award at the New York Short Film Festival. It also had special screenings at the United Nations and IOM Global Migration Film Festival.

"No Monsters in Berlin" tells the next chapter of the current refugee story; resettlement and integration. This film has been made in collaboration with Syrians who are now living in Berlin as members of the cast, crew and creative team.

Working as a nanny for a wealthy Berlin family, Jaya spends her weekends teaching German language classes to newly arrived refugees. When Muazz, a new student, joins her class, Jaya discovers a connection that reveals the path towards her own healing - as well as his.

A KATE HOLLAND film.
Produced by CINEVERA PRODUCTIONS and LIL' EMLY FILMS
MALA GHEDIA with SAMIR FUCHS and introducing SAMIR AL HAJJAR.
Directed by KATE HOLLAND ｜Story by MALA GHEDIA and KATE HOLLAND｜Produced by ANDREA WOZNY｜Cinematography by MATT SUTER｜Original music by MILAD KHAWAM