THE ISLAND OF ALL TOGETHER
Every summer many European tourists travel to the Greek island Lesvos for a sunny holiday. In 2015 and 2016 thousands of refugees crossed the sea from Turkey and arrived on the island as well, looking for a safe haven in the European Union.
My partner Philip and I invited tourists and refugees to talk one another about life while sitting on one of the little benches overlooking the sea.
The result is a short documentary (23 mins) with conversations of war, fleeing, home, work, love, but also cars and pets. It shows what happens when we take time to sit down and talk wíth each other in stead of about each other.
The documentary can be seen on www.theislandofalltogether.com
This project was published on: New York Times LENS Blog (US), France 24 (FR), Knack (BE), De Correspondent (NL), Volkskrant Vonk (NL), Vimeo Staff Pick (US), BNR News (NL), Al Jazeera + (UK), Huffington Post Arabic (US), La Repubblica (IT), Frankfurter Allgemeine (GER), Publico (PT), Upworthy (US), Tages Anzeiger (CH), Coldplay (US), Slate Behold (US), Brazilian Talkshow (BR).
Screenings on UN Headquarters New York (US), Nieuwmarkt (NL), Traverse City Festival (US), AFI Docs Washington (US), TED X Youth Zurich (CH), TED X Maastricht (NL)
Exhibited in Nutshuis Den Haag (NL), Museum Hilversum (NL), CIVIS Media Prize (GER), Edinburgh festival (UK), Vogele Kulturzentrum (CH).
TV and radio: De Grens bereikt (NL), Serious Request (NL), Onder ons (NL), UN Radio (US), Groen Licht (NL).
Winner Zilveren Camera (NL), Innovative Journalism, Silver at ADCN Impact Award (NL)
The entire list can be seen here.