From inside the Australian-run Manus detention centre Boochani has written to Menna Rawlings, the UK high commissioner to Australia, asking for a visa so he can attend the premiere of his film at the London film festival on 8 October.
When Chauka was accepted to screen at the Sydney film festival, Boochani requested a visa to Australia.
Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani, who has been detained on Manus Island for four years, has asked for a visa to the UK after his film shot within Australia’s offshore detention regime was accepted to play at the London film festival next month.
Boochani is co-director of the film Chauka, Please Tell us the Time, which debuted at the Sydney film festival in June to widespread acclaim.