Videos

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  Warehousing African Migrants in Israel

  February 1, 2013 - 

  With approximately 60,000 African refugees now living in Israel, the Knesset has authorized increasingly draconian measures to detain and deport migrants. Artist Nir Evron showcases the architecture of a new detention center near Israel’s border with Egypt.  More

  By Nir Evron

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  Feature

  Alone, Together…
  Tahrir Two Years Later
  

  January 25, 2013 - 

  On the second anniversary of the Egyptian uprising, artist Lara Baladi presents a three-channel video of news imagery from Tahrir Square alongside film clips and public speeches that connect the Egyptian struggle with civil rights and other past social movements.  More

  By Lara Baladi

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  Karachi: Cell Phone Videos Tell Stories of Migrant Life

  January 9, 2013 - 

  Roughly 2.5 million migrants live illegally in Karachi—many of whom were considered Pakistanis before partition of the Indian subcontinent. The art collective Mera Karachi Mobile Cinema gathers cell phone videos that tell the stories of the city’s migrants.  More

  By The Tentative Collective

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  War and Peace: Between Bombs and Potatoes in Colombia

  January 8, 2013 - 

  In the nearly 50-year-old civil war between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the indigenous people of Cauca Valley have been caught in the crossfire. Artist Federico Zukerfeld showcases their peaceful struggle for recognition.  More

  By Federico Zukerfeld

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  Climate Reports

  The Farewell Glacier:
  An Expedition to the Arctic
  

  January 4, 2013 - 

  This short video shows poet Nick Drake reading “The Farewell Glacier” on an expedition to the high Arctic led by Cape Farewell, a non-profit that brings together artists and scientists to foster cultural responses to climate change.  More

  By Cape Farewell