Europe's New Faces (2025) - 159mins

The film is an observation of the migrant experience; from crossing the Mediterranean Sea out of Libya to settling in Paris-based squats. In a view free from prejudice, we quickly see how the experiences of migrants vary in extremes during the different stages in their journey to a better life.


MoMA Doc Fortnight 2025 (World Premiere)


“A striking and emphatically humanizing portrait of African migrants"
- Natalia Keogan, IDA Magazine

“Images reign supreme in its 159-minute runtime"
- Camillo De Marco, Cineuropa

Sam Abbas on ‘Europe’s New Faces’, International Documentary Association Magazine

Abbas follows the day-to-day lives of migrants in a Parisian squat and the sea rescue operations of an NGO to show how they’re living in limbo, Cineuropa

A close-up immersion into the gritty details of the migrant experience, FT

Sam Abbas Unveils Movie ‘Europe’s New Faces’ Featuring Music By Bertrand Bonello, DEADLINE