S03E22: Season Finale: ART AS A REFUGE. Conversations with the FRACTURED team

Fractured

Being a refugee means fighting many battles at the same time. A battle for a right to international protection, a battle for basic goods like food or clothing, a battle for maintaining your dignity in the most undignifying conditions, but also a battle to not lose your identity, your uniqueness and your passions. For our team members art was this safe refuge that helped in many hopeless situations, and is still the driving force behind their strength.

In an honest and uncensored conversation with a NYUAD (New York University Abu Dhabi) student - Hamad Alshamsi - our creators share stories of their journey to Europe and thoughts on fighting for education and creativity. We also discuss the power of a supportive yet sometimes brutally honest community that can help you grow as a creator, but also as a human being. Enjoy listening to this slightly different format of Fractured, and let us know your thoughts on it.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Dawoud NouriRasheed Ghalli

Eli FazlollahHamad Alshamsi

S03E20 EPISODE GUIDE:

00:00:00 Intro and Title Sequence

00:01:54 Pt 01 Dawoud Nouri

00:34:26 ReFOCUS Media Labs campaign

00:35:28 Pt 02 Eli Fazlollah, Rasheed Ghali

01:34:06 Outro and Closing Credits

"Fractured" is an original production of ReFOCUS Media Labs

(@refocusmedialabs on all social media platforms)

PRODUCTION FAMILY:

Hosts: Hamad Alshamsi

Production Family:

Sude Fazlollah, Eli Fazlollah, Dawoud Nouri, Rasheed Ghalli,Lotta Luley, Federico Rinaldi, Dariia Stepanova

Citizen Journalists:

Yaser Taheri, Milad Ebrahimi, Yaser Akbari, Naqib Rasuli, Mohammad Ali Alami

Mentorship: Douglas Herman

Producers: Sonia Nandzik-Herman, Douglas Herman

Graphic Design: Eli Fazlollah

for designs by Eli go to: ⁠https://refocusmedialabs.org/shop⁠

MUSIC:

Theme- "Intro for Legends" by Bonkers Beat Club (Epidemic Sound)

Additional- "Mogul" by Blue Steel (Epidemic Sound)

OUR PARTNERS:

Allianz Foundation, Choose Love, Aputure, Leave No One Behind, Europe Cares, Parea Center Lesvos

SPECIAL THANKS:

To the extended ReFOCUS Family for their dedication, passion and creativity all year long. We’re not where we are today without all the effort from Florian Krauer, Louise Holm, Chryssa Kouroukli, Yaiza Pardinas, Matthew Goncalves O’Kelly, Jennifer Perez, Jule Pehnt, Majid Bakhshi, Nazanin Foroghi, Yaser Akbari, Dariia Stepanova, Paul “Al” Simon, Jaime Moro Saavedra, Joëlle Hübscher, Beni Rietmann, Jakob Mayr, Jurek Edel, Francisco Ibanez, Bart Van Son, Federico Bustamente, Myriam Rey, Lotta Luley and Federico Rinaldi.

SUPPORT:

This podcast is the product of our ReFOCUS citizen journalism program

Donate to support the artists and journalists by visiting: ⁠https://refocusmedialabs.org

CONTACT:

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