In January 2016 two friends set off to learn first-hand about the lives of refugees in Europe. With a pair of cameras and a little yellow van, the journey would lead them from Lesvos to Idomeni and on through the Balkans.

Set against the background of the EU pact with Turkey and the closure of the "Balkan Route", the film explores these events through the lives of those most affected on the ground.

As such the documentary is a deeply personal and emotional perspective on the refugee crisis - but seen from the unlikely vista of a little yellow van. Its story is led through the friendships made with refugees, and its subplot is a eulogy to the work of aid workers, volunteers and locals - whose work is too often forgotten.

In an environment of fear, hatred and suspicion in Europe, “The March of Hope” is a celebration of everything which makes us human, and a challenge in film to the xenophobia growing in modern Europe.

Concept: Jim Kroft & Bastian Fischer
Production: Jim Kroft & Bastian Fischer
Camera: Jim Kroft & Bastian Fischer
Edit & Color Grading: Jim Kroft

For more info: www.themarchofhope.com