WE DARE TO DREAM

Directed by Waad al-Kateab

“We are not heroes nor victims, we are survivors. We have ups and downs, we have the right to feel tired and we have the right to dream. In this film, we show the world who we are, not the labels that are attached to us.

With this film, we all dare to dream.”

- Waad al-Kateab

We Dare to Dream is the story of refugee athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan and Cameroon who swim, run and fight their way to opportunity and safety in host nations across the world. Spanning a breadth of backgrounds, personal stories and Olympic sports, the film reveals their lives and hopes as they train to compete on the world stage, showing the fire and the drive of young people forced to leave their families, homes and countries of birth to build new lives out of nothing.

Directed by Academy Award®-nominated Waad al-Kateab (For Sama), executive produced by Angelina Jolie and John Legend, and produced by Academy Award® winner Joanna Natasegara (The White Helmets, Virunga, The Edge of Democracy) and Emmy-winning producer Abigail Anketell-Jones (The Edge of Democracy, The Nightcrawlers) of Violet Films, two time Academy Award®-nominated producer, Bryn Mooser (Body Team 12, Lifeboat) and Kathryn Everett of XTR Studios and Joe Gebbia of Studio Gebbia, with original song “Don’t Need to Sleep” performed by John Legend, We Dare to Dream is a tale of resilience and inspiration, hardship and loss, hope and home.

Culminating in their competition at the summer Olympics, their compatriots back home and their new communities in refugee camps watch as these determined young athletes fight for their place in the world. This is their story of heart in the face of adversity, and most of all, hope for a better life.

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CREW

Directed by - Waad al-Kateab

Produced by - Joanna Natasegara, Joe Gebbia, Bryn Mooser, Abigail Anketell-Jones, Kathryn Everett

Executive Producer - Angelina Jolie

Executive Producers - Jason Ropell, Nevine Mabro

Executive Producers - Justin Lacob, Matthew Cherchio, Shane Riley

Director of Photography - Franklin Dow

Sound Supervisor - Andrew Hewitson

Edited by - Nick Fenton, Chris Dickens A.C.E

Original Music by - Tom McFarland

“Don’t Need to Sleep” - Original Song Performed by John Legend, Written by Oak Felder, John Legend, Justin Tranter