Stories of Belonging joins Open House Festival 2026

We’re delighted to share some exciting news: Stories of Belonging: It Takes Courage, created by DobroDIY for Refugee Week 2026, has been invited to take part in Open House Festival and is now included in the festival’s main programme.

The film tells the stories of nine Lewisham residents from six communities — Windrush, Vietnamese, African, Eastern European, Afghan and Ukrainian — exploring how people and places change each other.

How does a new city gradually become home? What creates connection and a sense of belonging? And how do people arriving from different parts of the world, in turn, reshape the cultural and social landscape of the places where they settle?

Join us for the screening and conversation afterwards:

Saturday 12 September, 13:30–15:00
SHAPES Lewisham, Deptford
Film screening, introduction & Q&A

Created for Refugee Week 2026 with support from Lewisham Borough of Sanctuary.

Director/Producer: Halyna Skvortsova, DobroDIY CIC
Videography: Stepan Oleksenko / Waterkeds