Reframing Refugees: Steve Thomas' Freedom Stories

Images of asylum seekers surviving torrential waves and arriving on Australian shores are not uncommon in local media; neither are polemics about refugees both 'taking our jobs' and 'living off welfare'. What we don't often see or hear about are stories of survival and success – and this is exactly what filmmaker Steve Thomas has sought to correct. Jasmine Crittenden speaks to him about his moving, masterful documentary.