A personal, even humorous account of Atta, a child bride from Syria, who is now in Athens, separated from her husband and children, determined to realize her dream of becoming a lawyer.
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MY VOICE IS IMPORTANT
First Training video for a group of young refugee women in Athens. As they learn to frame and shoot, they also say why their voice is important and needs to he heard.
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ANOTHER PALERMO
A look at the city of Palermo, Sicily through the eyes of eight young migrant girls, either born to foreign parents or recently arrived in the city. A fresh look at the subtle ways racism and sexism intersect and when you’re young, how to deal.This video was produced by Global Girl Media as part of a video training in Athens, funded by CARE-Community Based Prevention of GBV In Italy and Greece, the IRC, Centro-Penc, and Caritas Hellas, Co-Funded by the European Union.
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WAITING IN AN ENDLESS LINE
This video details the life of every refugee in stark black and white: an endless line of waiting. Also features an original song sung by one of our Globalgirls, originally from Afghanistan, now living in Greece.
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MUSIC EMBRACING CULTURES
The “Music Embracing Cultures” project, a songwriting and multimedia project was spearheaded by PRAKSIS in collaboration with Global Girl Media Greece and Culture Break Borders, with the goal of integrating youth from refugee, migrant, and Greek backgrounds through music, video production, and social awareness training. The workshops highlighted cultural diversity, gender equity, and human rights. Through these activities, the project aimed to dismantle prejudice and foster cross-cultural understanding encountered notable challenges that influenced the scope of its output. The resulting video is a record of the magic that took place over one week in Athens, Greece.
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GGM GREECE WINS GRACIE AWARD!
We are so honored to announce that our Greek chapter’s documentary short film “Escape to Justice” is among the winners of 47th Annual Gracie Awards. Congratulations to the film’s team of producer/directors/editors:
Eli Fazlohah
Sude Faslohah
Andriana Theochari
Eleni Spyrou
Sara Pata
We want to congratulate all the inspirational women and their remarkable projects that were awarded, and look forward to the award ceremony in New York City in June!
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OUR LAND OUR STORIES SCREENS IN HOLLYWOOD APRIL 23rd!
On April 23rd, Global Girl Media and Solotech Studios in Hollywood will be hosting a special short film series on the intersection between climate change and gender justice. Films made by global girls from South Africa, Greece and Los Angeles will be shown followed by a panel discussion led by the Director of UCLA’s Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies, (LENS) Jon Christensen. For more info email: [email protected].
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THE QIAS SISTERS
Two sisters, Afghan refugees tell their story about coming to Greece, and now they are not certain where they will be living in the future…
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GGM Greece at Athens Democracy Forum
Global Girls from our Greek chapter attending the 10th Athens Democracy Forum, interviewing women participants on how gender issues are linked to democracy.
