Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed’s When Stars are Scattered tells Mohamed’s story of growing up in a Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Omar and his younger brother Hassan escaped Somalia when his family’s farm was attacked during the ongoing civil war.

Thi Bui’s The Best We Could Do is a multifaceted narrative spanning the experiences of Bui’s father, mother, and her own experience.

It all begins with an idea.