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IN FOCUS
On a quest to unveil the truth about his community, photojournalist Barat Ali Batoor has no idea that he is about to become the subject of his greatest story yet.
Directed by Barat Ali Batoor & Joseph Nizeti
Produced by Leeanne Torpey
DEVELOPMENT GRANT
SYNOPSIS
Feature documentary IN FOCUS traces the story of award-winning Hazara photographer, Barat Ali Batoor, from Afghanistan to Indonesia where he boards a rickety fishing boat.
For the first time ever captured on film, Batoor documents his own perilous journey on the open sea as attempts to seek refuge in Australia. After a death-defying shipwreck and escape from an Indonesian detention centre, Batoor finally finds safety, love and fatherhood in Australia.
Haunted by the memories and thousands of young men, like him, still stuck in Indonesia, Batoor returns with camera in hand.
Photos: Barat Ali Batoor