AthensMaliheh and Nahid Rezaei arrived by inflatable boat on the Greek island of Lesbos in 2018 with one backpack, two small travel blankets, two sets of clothes, and dreams of becoming actresses.

The 24-year-old Afghan twins ended up in the overcrowded Moria refugee camp, a place some aid workers likened to a prison before it burned down in 2020. Yet, within a year of being granted asylum in Greece, the women have helped produce a feature-length documentary, made their own short film, and starred in a movie based in part on their journey to Greece.

The Rezaeis are among dozens of refugees from across South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa who have learned photography and filmmaking through ReFOCUS Media