Faced with identity-based withdrawal and the normalization of rhetoric of rejection, Éloge de l’immigré establishes itself as a necessary immune response.
Following the traces of her own family history, between Greece, Turkey and Germany, Isabelle Pandazopoulos makes the odysseys of yesterday resonate with the migratory realities of today. From perilous crossings of the Mediterranean to French reception centers, she weaves together testimonies, accounts from the field and historical insights to deconstruct preconceived ideas…