Exit Syria is an online documentary that offers an intimate, up-close picture of life in Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp – home to tens of thousands of Syrian refugees.

Our small crew - journalist and director Sherine Salama, cameraman Nikolas Lachajczak and fixer Jinan Al Nakshabandi – spent three weeks in Za’atari, in October and November 2013, gaining unprecedented access to people and events on the ground.

Filing their stories each day, our team in Jordan worked with our production team in Sydney to meet a tight 24-hour turnaround, delivering an online video diary that gave users daily unfiltered access to the camp. Over three weeks, the reality of life in Za’atari unfolded on the screen, offering an immersive experience – with multiple perspectives, rich in detail and insights - that a conventional TV documentary could never match.

We want to thank the generosity and courage of the people of Za’atari for making this project possible.