We Are Not Powerless

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We Are Not Powerless (2025)

Directed by Jolyon Hoff, Muzafar Ali

Documentary · 1h 30m

In December 2012, Muzafar Ali and his wife Nagina escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan. They found themselves living in Indonesia as refugees when Australia ‘stopped the boats’. Determined to do something, they started a small two room school, which soon became the hub of a community and the most successful refugee-led initiative in the world.

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Crew

Director
Jolyon Hoff, Muzafar Ali
Writer
Jolyon Hoff, Muzafar Ali
Director of Photography
Bonnie Elliott, Maxx Corkindale, Khadim Dai, Andrew Commis
Original Music Composer
Sadie Harrison
Editor
Peter O'Donoghue
Producer
Jolyon Hoff, Muzafar Ali, Hamish Gibbs Ludbrook

Details

Release date
2025-10-22
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Persian
Countries
Australia