Produced by Angelina Jolie and John Legend, We Dare to Dream documentary tells the powerful story of refugee athletes facing dramatic challenges while competing for a place in the 2020 Olympic Games
The film also features an original song “Don’t Need to Sleep” performed by John Legend.
Release Date
Directed by Academy Award-nominated Waad al-Kateab (For Sama), We Dare to Dream world premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Festival selection, and exclusively streams on Peacock beginning December 1.
Synopsis
We Dare to Dream is the story of refugee athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan and Cameroon who swim, run and fight their way to opportunity and safety in host nations across the world. Spanning a breadth of backgrounds, personal stories and Olympic sports, the film reveals their lives and hopes as they train to compete on the world stage, showing the fire and the drive of young people forced to leave their families, homes and countries of birth to build new lives out of nothing.
Culminating in their competition at the summer Olympics, their compatriots back home and their new communities in refugee camps watch as these determined young athletes fight for their place in the world. This is their story of heart in the face of adversity, and most of all, hope for a better life.
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for We Dare to Dream.