Screening / Discussion
Florent Chossière, CNRS postdoctoral researcher at Géographie-Cités, will serve as the discussant for the debate organized by CERI–Sciences Po following the screening of a short film of approximately ten minutes.
2 December 2025
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sciences Po
Room H405
28, rue des Saints-Pères
75007 Paris
Synopsis
After fleeing Egypt in the wake of the revolution, an exiled activist arrives in Berlin, yearning for safety, reaching for breath. But before he can catch it, he’s placed in a refugee camp, steps away from far-right rallies chanting for his removal. Trapped between what he fled and where he’s landed, he must confront the cost of escape, the ache of memory, and what freedom really means.
Speakers
Film Director: Madi Awadalla
Discussant: Florent Chossière, Doctor of Geography, Postdoctoral Researcher (CNRS)
Chair: Hélène Thiollet (CERI–Sciences Po / CNRS)
Scientific coordinator: Hélène Thiollet (CNRS, CERI–Sciences Po)
After completing a Ph.D. in social geography on LGBT+ refugees in France, I currently serve as Postdoctoral Researcher at Géographie-Cités. I also teach at Sciences Po Paris.
My research intersects social and political geography, as well as migration studies and gender studies. I mobilize more broadly social sciences to analyze public policies, inequalities, and exclusionary phenomena. Through my teaching activities in geography, geopolitics, and social sciences, and other endeavors, I am dedicated to bridging the gap between academic research and wider audiences. Additionally, my experiences in various NGOs have led me to engage actively in the field against inequalities and discriminations.
