A magnificent documentary about refugees by Leonardo! Our hearts are filled with the drama shown in the images and everything narrated in the film. A very human approach with a perfectly structured script, full of narrative force and sensitive delicacy. It touches our soul. An extraordinary work!

With this motivation, the documentary was awarded with the Best Script prize in the framework of the Film Festival Indie Doc Pro, held last October in Barcelona.

Refugee Girls is a documentary by Leonardo Cinieri Lombroso that follows the lives of Robina, Bozhena and Sofia, three young refugee university students. Robina, from Afghanistan, follows courses at the Sapienza University of Rome. In Barcelona, Bozhena and Sofia, Ukrainian girls, meet during a Spanish course for refugee students.

Intertwining these stories, the documentary explores the plight of refugees and the opportunities offered by Europe. Human resilience and inner strength emerge in extreme situations. Refugee Girls invites reflection on acceptance, solidarity and the creation of a better future for those fleeing conflict and persecution.

The documentary is the result of a collaboration between Sapienza University of Rome, UNIMED, Fundació Solidaritat of the University of Barcelona, the Association of European Universities (EUA) and the International Organization for Migration (partner associate) within the UNI(di)VERSITY project funded with the support of the Erasmus+ program of the European Union.