Humans have always been a migratory species to some degree, roaming nearly every inch of the globe, setting up homes, and​ developing proud traditions of hospitality to welcome visitors. But more recently, human history has become dominated by a different kind of migration – by men, women​,​ and children who have no choice but to leave, sometimes to run, when bombs go off, or food is made too scarce, or repressive states threaten ​their very ways of being. 

Human Flow is an epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei that ​gives a powerful visual expression to this new era of ​massive human migration.Captured over the course of an eventful year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretches across the globe in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Greece, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey. Human Flow is a witness to its subjects and their desperate search for safety, shelter​, ​and justice. 

Directed by Ai Weiwei, ​2017. 2 hrs 30 minutes. ​DVD. A short discussion led by Dr. Jeremy Rinker, Assistant Professor, Peace & Conflict Studies, UNCG will follow the film.