The Migration of Young Africans to an Ageing Europe | Population Bust Ep 4 | Featured Documentary

As Europe ages and a youthful Africa grows, how does migration reshape economies, identities and the issue of population decline?

Across much of rural Italy, ageing populations and declining birth rates have left towns with a shrinking workforce and empty homes. This episode connects these demographic shifts to the presence of newly arrived migrants: people whose search for safety and stability intersects with local communities' growing need for labour, revitalisation and social support. In this context, migration becomes not only a humanitarian issue but also part of a wider conversation about Europe's demographic future.

We follow award-winning Sicilian photographer Francesco Bellina, who uses his camera to document migration routes from Africa to Europe. He focuses on the human stories of men, women and children who begin their journeys in sub-Saharan Africa, travel through perilous stretches of North Africa and attempt the dangerous Mediterranean crossing in the hope of reaching European shores. In Roccamena, a sleepy, ageing town in the Sicilian hills dotted with a plethora of empty apartments as a result of a dwindling local population, Francesco collaborates on a photography project with Roccamena's new residents from West Africa. A story of humanitarian responsibility and community renewal unfolds.

Original film title: The Great Migration

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