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A still from RefugeeFilmed over the course of a year, Refugee tells the story of the Alali family, or Syrian refugees waiting to be reunited after being separated as they migrated from Syria into Europe. Through intimate interviews and glimpses into the complicated bureaucracy of refugee camps,filmmaker Alexander J. Farrell calls the audience to action and asks: where is the humanity?assist tell the Alalis’ story here.
Five important projectsTransforming a border into a message of peaceThe duality of life in contemporary Iran, in photographsAn unlikely conversation on a topic of grave importanceA visual history of 1990s creative activism and community in the UKThe world’s complexities unpacked through investigative journalism and fictional narrativesFour inspiring takes on Make 100Prints to extend a warm welcomeBeautiful, and action-oriented works of letterpress lovelinessWords and images embodying Asian-American soul and resistanceAn ode to the extraordinary women who enjoy advanced science,math, and engineering:
Three podcasts worthy of your feedUnscripted stories from everyday people (StoryCorps)On what it means to be an artist in the twenty-first century (WQXR)Reinterpreting misunderstood events, and people,and ideas from the past (Panoply)Etc.
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