Minh Mai Alneng

“Here to Stay” is an animated film based on recorded interviews with four people who have migrated to Sweden. Through their voices, a narrative unfolds about fleeing war, being deported, living in ‘in-betweenness’, and carrying both anxiety and hope for the future.

The film is animated using risograph printing, exploring paper and printmaking as both medium and metaphor – a material that shapes and governs people’s lives and destinies.