The Walk

The Walk is based on an extraordinary artistic endeavour in 2021 which saw a 12-foot-tall puppet called Amal travel for three months across Europe, raising awareness of the plight of unaccompanied young refugees. Amal’s journey, which represents that of millions, is paired with the story of Asil, a real-life girl orphaned by the war who is now in Turkey. 

When an estimated 47 million children worldwide are displaced, The Walk not only reminds us of this ongoing humanitarian crisis, but reimagines narratives of forced displacement, mixing vérité documentary with fantastical semi-scripted elements to create a deeply thoughtful, poetic and empathetic film.