Stolen

Stolen

Australian based filmmakers Violeta Ayala and Dan Fallshaw
go to the Polisario governed refugee camps in the Algerian
desert to make a film about a family reunion. They start to
follow Fetim Sellami, a Saharawi refugee separated form
her mother when a toddler. But the reunion reveals a secret
that spirals the film into a dark world the filmmakers could
never have imagined. The black Saharawis start talking
about a forbidden subject: their enslavement. The filmmakers
recount moments of terror when their lives were in danger
as well as the hardships in getting the footage across
borders. The film is guaranteed to spark intense debate:
Sellami has since denounced Ayala and Fallshaw, claiming
they falsely portrayed her as a slave. Political forces are at
play. The perpetuation of slavery is at stake.
Violeta Ayala is an award winning filmmaker from Bolivia
who has dedicated her career in the media to affecting
social change.

Dan Fallshaw comes from a heritage of photographers.
He worked in London and Germany as Art Director and in
Italy as an editor. In 2006 Dan and Violeta Ayala created
United Notions Film.