Watch Silvana Imam's short film based on her experiences as a refugee in Sweden

With a Syrian father and Lithuanian mother, Imam came to Sweden as a child with her family seeking a better life and much-needed refuge. This experience clearly had an impact on Imam as her career as an openly gay, anti-fascist, feminist, gender theory-quoting rapper is testament to.

Naturkraft, the album, burns with a passion and rage few records in 2016 can come close to - and Imam imbues her short film with the same powerful message.

Of the fim, Imam explained to i-D "When we came here as refugees 25 years ago, my parents' only goal was to give my sister and I a good life here in Sweden. A long journey that many make. Here are stories that never get heard. Stories that are silenced and reduced to 'where are you from then, really? What a strange name you have. Preserving our Swedish traditions'. Here in the periphery we are trying to fit in, eating herring at summer houses, we tried to understand a language, a jargon, that is not spoken at home. Nobody gives us space to tell our stories so we must fight for that space without anyone's help. I've been fighting for this location, waged war to tell my story and I need you to listen. I am Lithuanian-Arab and I'm SWEDISH. Third culture kid. Modern Swedish. Let us together create new traditions, we are all creators of our time."

Directed by Sheila Johansson, Naturkraft is a moving and beautiful short film.