About the project
Belonging Nowhere is a series of short documentary films about life after forced exile.
The project listens to people who were forced to leave Pakistan because of their faith, and explores what happened next — not the moment of persecution itself, but the long aftermath that follows. The films focus on what is lost when people leave, and how life is slowly rebuilt far from home.
Each story stands on its own. Every film centres on one person or family and is shaped by their experience, their memories, and their present-day life.
What the films are
Each story is a short film
Stories are released individually, not as episodes that need to be watched together
There is no narrator — people speak in their own words
The focus is on aftermath, not explanation or debate
The films are not about belief or theology. Faith matters because it became a reason people were excluded; and because of the consequences that followed.
This project is
About what happens after people are forced to leave
About the loss of home, family, stability, and future
About the uneven, ongoing work of rebuilding a life elsewhere
This project is not
A debate about religion or politics
An investigation into specific events or laws
An attempt to speak for anyone
The aim is simple: to listen, and to document experiences that are often reduced to statistics or headlines.
How participation works
If you choose to reach out, the process begins quietly.
You share your story through the form
If it feels appropriate, we arrange a private, off-camera conversation
From there, you decide whether you’d like to take part in a filmed interview
Care, privacy, and control
This project is built around care and consent.
First conversations are always private and off-camera
Participation is entirely voluntary
You decide what you share, how it’s shared, or whether it’s shared at all
Anonymity is always an option