

Chasing Asylum tells the story of Australia's cruel, inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, examining the human, political, financial and moral impact of current and previous policy.
Direction
Orner's invisible hand lets victims speak, not narrate.
Production
Footage obtained through actual risk — not performative danger.
Director
Eva Orner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Orner won an Oscar for 'Taxi to the Dark Side' — this was harder to make than a Guantánamo doc.
Released during Australia's 'stop the boats' election cycle; major networks refused ads calling it 'political'.