Well-Founded Fear [SEP] director
Well-Founded Fear
Well-Founded Fear is a 2000 documentary film from directors Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini. The film takes its title from the formal definition of a refugee under the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, as a person who deserves protection, "owing to a "well-founded fear" of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.” The film analyzes the US asylum process by following several asylum applicants and asylum officers
Michael Camerini
Michael Camerini is a British-born American film director, producer and cinematographer. His filmmaking credits include "FRONTLINE: Immigration Battle, Niger:Tales of Resilience," "Twelve Stories: How Democracy Works Now", "Well-Founded Fear", "These Girls Are Missing", "Becoming the Buddha in L.A.", "Dadi's Family" and "Born Again: Life in a Fundamentalist Baptist Church". His films have been featured on HBO, CNN, PBS, Human Rights Watch