The Walk

The Walk is based on an extraordinary artistic endeavour in 2021 which saw a 3.5m tall puppet called Amal travel from the Syrian border, all the way across Europe. The film follows the journey of Amal as she searches for safety and a place where she feels welcome.

Just like any human, she struggles with a diversity of emotions. She has her thoughts, memories, dreams and fears that we witness along her journey. She meets lots of other refugees like her, all on their own journeys, and she also meets plenty of people who don’t want her in their country.

The Walk is not a typical documentary. It mixes vérité documentary with fantastical semi-scripted elements to create a fairytale for adults.

Genre: Documentary, Experimental

Producer: Harri Grace
Producer (Associate): Caryl Lewis

Running Time: 1 hour 19 minutes
Language: Arabic, English
Certificate: Uncertified
Format: DCP, MOV or MP4
Accessibility: Subtitles (English)

Date: 2025

• Screenings: DocNYC 2023, CPH:DOX 2024, Folkestone International Film Festival 2024
• Review: The Walk – Cineuropa
• ‘The Walk’ Review: ‘Honeyland’ Director’s Effective Fusion of Political Urgency and Poetic Creativity – The Hollywood Reporter
• The Walk Review: A Larger-Than-Life Look at The Child Refugee Crisis – POV