Importing files outside project directory does not work

[ivan-jorge001]

this doesn't work for me, I have the same project structure and when I import a js file it works perfectly but now if I import anything that isn't a .js (like png, svg, jpg) file it breaks, it doesn't display any error but just doesn't show the image. If put them within the project root then it works perfectly. please let me know if you need further details
Originally posted by @ivan-jorge001 in #269 (comment)

[marioharper]

I am experiencing the same issue. I've created a reproducible project here: https://github.com/marioharper/metro-image-load-bug

[marioharper]

duplicate of #290

[rajivshah3]

I'm also experiencing the same issue. However, it seems like the issue only occurs in Debug mode instead of Release mode. I'm using RN 0.57.5 (metro 0.48.1)