What does it mean to pursue an education when you are not allowed to?

Join Rishabh Raj Jain for a screening of A Dream Called Khushi, a critically acclaimed documentary following Rahima Khushi, a young Rohingya woman fighting for her right to education in the world’s largest refugee camp.

The film won the 2024 Student Academy Award, College Emmy Award and was recognized by the Directors Guild of America.

After the screening, filmmaker Rishabh Raj Jain and Khushi will join us for a conversation on migration and asylum, storytelling for impact, journalistic ethics, and the fundamental right to pursue education, mobility and happiness.

The story

Khushi, 24, is one of more than a million Rohingya refugees living in Southern Bangladesh. Rohingya are a persecuted minority ethnic group who have fled from Myanmar, where they faced multiple genocides from the majority-Buddhist military junta. Khushi believed education was the only solution to help her community. But Rohingya refugees aren’t allowed to study in Bangladesh.

Why this screening matters

At the heart of A Dream Called Khushi is a simple question: what happens when the right to education, movement and a future is determined by where you come from?

Your ticket directly supports Rishabh in recouping costs and continuing to document stories from communities too often overlooked by mainstream media — journalism designed not simply to tell stories, but to create tangible impact for the people at their centre.

Come watch the film. Meet the creators. Ask questions. Stay for the conversation.

📍 Barzakh Café — 147 Utica Ave, Brooklyn
🕓 4 - 6 PM

About the filmmaker

Rishabh Raj Jain is a filmmaker and Associated Press video journalist who covered South Asia from 2015–2022. His reporting on the Rohingya refugee crisis won the Overseas Press Club of America’s 2017 Hal Boyle Award. He has also been a Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting grantee and a nominee for the Royal Television Society’s Young Talent of the Year Award.

About the protagonist

Rahima Akhter Khushi has since become a global advocate for rights for Rohingya, speaking at international forums including the International Court of Justice. She has also founded Awaaz for Refugees, an organization advocating for displaced communities.

A Dream Called Khushi: Film Screening & Conversation with Rishabh Raj Jain

A Dream Called Khushi: Film Screening & Conversation with Rishabh Raj Jain